🇪🇸 Spanish

región

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

la región

region

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región
/la reˈxjon/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say región in Spanish?

IPA
/la reˈxjon/

How do you pronounce región in Spanish?

región is pronounced /la reˈxjon/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La región amazónica es muy importante para la biodiversidad mundial.

The Amazon region is very important for global biodiversity.

Esta región montañosa está completamente aislada durante el invierno.

This mountainous region is completely isolated during winter.

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Why is it feminine?

Región is feminine because it derives from Latin *regio*, which was a feminine noun in Latin (following the -io feminine noun pattern), and this grammatical gender was preserved when the word entered Spanish. The Latin root likely comes from *regere* (to rule), originally meaning a ruled or governed area.

What is the Spanish word for region?

The Spanish word for region is la región — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchrégionlafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianregionelafeminine
🇵🇹 Portugueseregiãoafeminine

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