English

Noun

regio ‎(plural regiones)

1. (astronomy, geology) In planetary geology, any of the large areas of a planet or moon that are strongly differentiated in colour or albedo.

Translations

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreː.ɣi.joː/

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin regio

Noun

regio f ‎(plural regio's or regionen, diminutive regiootje n)

1. region

Synonyms

• gebied

Derived terms

• woonregio

Related terms

• regionaal

Anagrams

• groei

Italian

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: rè‧gio

Adjective

regio m ‎(feminine singular regia, masculine plural regi, feminine plural regie)

1. royal

Synonyms

• reale, regale

Anagrams

• erigo
• orgie

Latin

Etymology

From regō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈre.ɡi.oː/, [ˈrɛ.ɡi.oː]

Noun

regiō f ‎(genitive regiōnis); third declension

1. direction, line
2. boundary line, boundary
3. region, district, province
4. (figuratively) sphere, department

Inflection

Third declension.

Derived terms

• cuius regiō, eius religiō
• regiōnālis
• regiōnāliter
• regiōnātim

Descendants

References

• regio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• regio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• REGIO in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “regio”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • an inland region; the interior: terra (regio) mediterranea
    
  • in a straight line: recta (regione, via); in directum
    
  • geography: terrarum or regionum descriptio (geographia)
    
  • geographical knowledge: regionum terrestrium aut maritimarum scientia
    
  • to entertain, regale a person: accipere aliquem (bene, copiose, laute, eleganter, regio apparatu, apparatis epulis)
    
  • to reconnoitre the ground: loca, regiones, loci naturam explorare
    
• regio in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• regio in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
• regio in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• regio in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Spanish

Adjective

regio m ‎(feminine singular regia, masculine plural regios, feminine plural regias)

1. royal
2. (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador) stupendous
3. (Mexico) Monterreyan, born in Monterrey, short form of regiomontano

Synonyms

• (royal): real
• (stupendous): bacán, bárbaro, chévere, estupendo, excelente, guay
• (Monterreyan): regiomontano

Derived terms

• agua regia

Related terms

• real
• reino
• rey