🇫🇷 French

régions

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feminine

les régions

regions

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régions
/le ʁeʒjɔ̃/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say régions in French?

IPA
/le ʁeʒjɔ̃/

How do you pronounce régions in French?

régions is pronounced /le ʁeʒjɔ̃/ in French.

Example sentences

La région parisienne est très densément peuplée et elle attire des millions de touristes chaque année.

The Parisian region is very densely populated and it attracts millions of tourists every year.

Cette nouvelle région administrative a été créée pour améliorer la gestion des ressources locales.

This new administrative region was created to improve the management of local resources.

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Why is it feminine?

Régions is feminine because it derives from Latin "regio" (nominative), a third declension feminine noun. The French suffix "-ion" (derived from Latin "-io") consistently marks feminine nouns in Modern French, preserving the gender from Latin through Old French.

What is the French word for regions?

The French word for regions is les régions — feminine.

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