região

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regiōnem.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ʒiˈɐ̃w̃/ [he.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈʒjɐ̃w̃/ [heˈʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ʒiˈɐ̃w̃/ [χe.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ʁeˈʒjɐ̃w̃/ [χeˈʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈʒjɐ̃w̃/

Noun

região f (plural regiões)

region, district
Synonym: zona

Derived terms

Related terms

regional

Further reading

“região” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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