🇪🇸 Spanish

regiones

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feminine

las regiones

regions

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regiones
/las reˈxjones/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say regiones in Spanish?

IPA
/las reˈxjones/

How do you pronounce regiones in Spanish?

regiones is pronounced /las reˈxjones/ 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?

Regiones 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 regions?

The Spanish word for regions is las regiones — feminine.

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