regions

See also: régions

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹiːdʒənz/

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Noun

regions

1. plural of region
2. (Ireland, Britain, definite: the regions) the rest of the country excluding the capital city or metropolitan region
   • 2000, Emer Hughes, Fair city losing out to the regions, Sunday Business Post 7 November:

     Tom Clancy of Elan Recruitment thinks that staff shortages in the regions could be as severe as in Dublin.

   • 2003, Peter Hetherington, Study points civil servants towards the regions, The Guardian, 10 September:

     Three government departments may be named for a move from London to the regions.

Synonyms

• (rest of the country): the provinces (British)

Anagrams

• Reginos, eringos, ignores, ingoers, signore

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Catalan

Noun

regions

1. plural of regió

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Danish

Noun

regions

1. genitive singular indefinite of region

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Ladin

Noun

regions

1. plural of region

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Swedish

Noun

regions

1. indefinite genitive singular of region