regioun
See also: Regioun
Middle English
Alternative forms
- region, regyoun, regyown, regyoyn, regyun, regyon, regyone, regeowne
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman regiun, from Latin regiōnem, accusative of regiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛːˈdʒjuːn/, /ˈrɛːdʒjun/, /rɛˈdʒjuːn/, /ˈrɛːdʒən/
- Rhymes: -uːn
Noun
regioun (plural regiouns)
- realm, nation, country
- authority, governance
- The inhabitants of a realm
- region, area, zone
- A biome, climatic zone
- A part, portion, section
Descendants
- English: region
- Scots: region
References
- “rē̆ǧiǒun(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-10.
Old French
Noun
regioun f (oblique plural regiouns, nominative singular regioun, nominative plural regiouns)
- Alternative form of regiun