Region in Different Languages
Discover 'Region' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Region
Afrikaans streek | ||
Albanian rajon | ||
Amharic ክልል | ||
Arabic منطقة | ||
Armenian տարածաշրջան | ||
Assamese অঞ্চল | ||
Aymara chiqa | ||
Azerbaijani bölgə | ||
Bambara màra | ||
Basque eskualdea | ||
Belarusian вобласці | ||
Bengali অঞ্চল | ||
Bhojpuri इलाका | ||
Bosnian region | ||
Bulgarian регион | ||
Catalan regió | ||
Cebuano rehiyon | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 地区 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 地區 | ||
Corsican regione | ||
Croatian regija | ||
Czech kraj | ||
Danish område | ||
Dhivehi ސަރަހައްދު | ||
Dogri खेत्तर | ||
Dutch regio | ||
English region | ||
Esperanto regiono | ||
Estonian piirkonnas | ||
Ewe nuto | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) rehiyon | ||
Finnish alueella | ||
French région | ||
Frisian regio | ||
Galician rexión | ||
Georgian რეგიონი | ||
German region | ||
Greek περιοχή | ||
Guarani tavapehẽ | ||
Gujarati ક્ષેત્ર | ||
Haitian Creole rejyon an | ||
Hausa yanki | ||
Hawaiian ʻāpana | ||
Hebrew אזור | ||
Hindi क्षेत्र | ||
Hmong cheeb tsam | ||
Hungarian vidék | ||
Icelandic svæði | ||
Igbo mpaghara | ||
Ilocano rehion | ||
Indonesian wilayah | ||
Irish réigiún | ||
Italian regione | ||
Japanese 領域 | ||
Javanese wilayah | ||
Kannada ಪ್ರದೇಶ | ||
Kazakh аймақ | ||
Khmer តំបន់ | ||
Kinyarwanda karere | ||
Konkani प्रांत | ||
Korean 부위 | ||
Krio eria | ||
Kurdish herêm | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) هەرێم | ||
Kyrgyz аймак | ||
Lao ພາກພື້ນ | ||
Latin regionem | ||
Latvian novads | ||
Lingala etuka | ||
Lithuanian regione | ||
Luganda ekifo | ||
Luxembourgish regioun | ||
Macedonian регионот | ||
Maithili क्षेत्र | ||
Malagasy region | ||
Malay wilayah | ||
Malayalam പ്രദേശം | ||
Maltese reġjun | ||
Maori rohe | ||
Marathi प्रदेश | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯐꯝ | ||
Mizo rambung | ||
Mongolian бүс нутаг | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) တိုင်းဒေသကြီး | ||
Nepali क्षेत्र | ||
Norwegian region | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) dera | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଅଞ୍ଚଳ | ||
Oromo naannoo | ||
Pashto سیمه | ||
Persian منطقه | ||
Polish region | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) região | ||
Punjabi ਖੇਤਰ | ||
Quechua suyu | ||
Romanian regiune | ||
Russian область | ||
Samoan itulagi | ||
Sanskrit क्षेत्र | ||
Scots Gaelic sgìre | ||
Sepedi selete | ||
Serbian регион | ||
Sesotho sebaka | ||
Shona nharaunda | ||
Sindhi علائقو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) කලාපයේ | ||
Slovak regiónu | ||
Slovenian regiji | ||
Somali gobolka | ||
Spanish región | ||
Sundanese daérah | ||
Swahili mkoa | ||
Swedish område | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) rehiyon | ||
Tajik минтақа | ||
Tamil பகுதி | ||
Tatar төбәк | ||
Telugu ప్రాంతం | ||
Thai ภูมิภาค | ||
Tigrinya ክልል | ||
Tsonga ndhawu | ||
Turkish bölge | ||
Turkmen sebiti | ||
Twi (Akan) mantam | ||
Ukrainian регіону | ||
Urdu خطہ | ||
Uyghur رايون | ||
Uzbek mintaqa | ||
Vietnamese khu vực | ||
Welsh rhanbarth | ||
Xhosa ummandla | ||
Yiddish געגנט | ||
Yoruba agbegbe | ||
Zulu isifunda |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word 'streek' also means 'stripe' in Dutch, and derives from the Middle Dutch word 'streke', meaning 'line' or 'path'. |
| Albanian | The word "Rajon" also refers to the regional division of the Ottoman Empire |
| Amharic | Region in Amharic is called ክልል (klil); it also means round and circular. |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "منطقة" can also be translated to "zone", "district", "area" or "belt" depending on the context, often implying some geographical or administrative boundary. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "bölgə" has a Persian origin and is also used in Kurdish with the meaning of "area" or "section". |
| Basque | In Basque, "eskualdea" signifies both "region" and "squadron of soldiers", alluding to the historical role of regions as recruitment areas for military forces. |
| Belarusian | The word "вобласці" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *oblastь*, meaning "power" or "authority". |
| Bengali | The word "অঞ্চল" in Bengali is derived from the Sanskrit word "अञ्चल" (añcala), which can also mean "a border" or "a garment". |
| Bosnian | The word 'region' in Bosnian, 'područje,' can also refer to 'area,' 'territory,' or 'district'. |
| Bulgarian | The word "регион" is derived from the Latin word "regio", meaning "direction, region". It can also refer to a district or province within a country. |
| Catalan | In Latin, "regio" refers to a specific administrative division within the Roman Empire, similar to a province. |
| Cebuano | The word "rehiyon" in Cebuano is derived from the Spanish word "región" which means "region", and is most likely cognate with the English word "region". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 地区 is also used to refer to districts within a city, or to divisions within a political party or other organization. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 地區 is a compound word consisting of an area (區) in a position (地), indicating a location in general rather than a specific administrative region. |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "regione" also refers to a traditional administrative division of the island, similar to a county. |
| Croatian | The word "regija" in Croatian can also refer to a theatrical or film production. |
| Czech | The word "kraj" can also mean "border", "edge", "side" |
| Danish | The Danish word "område" can also refer to a subject of study, or to the scope of something, such as a project or investigation. |
| Dutch | The word 'regio' in Dutch can also mean 'direction' or 'area' |
| Esperanto | Esperanto "regiono" (region) derives from "region" (area) in Latin whereas its root "reg" means "to lead straight" or "rule" in Sanskrit. |
| Estonian | The word "piirkonnas" is derived from the Estonian words "piir" (border) and "kond" (place), and can also refer to a district, area, or zone. |
| Finnish | The Finnish word "alueella" also contains a spatial connotation, meaning "in the area" or "within the region." |
| French | Region comes from the Latin word "regio," which means "tract of land." |
| Frisian | In Frisian, "regio" can also refer to a "jurisdiction" or an "area under the authority of a ruler". |
| Galician | Galician "rexión" comes from Latin "regio" with the original meaning of "direction". |
| Georgian | The word "რეგიონი" (region) in Georgian is derived from the Latin word "regio", meaning "boundary", and can also refer to a particular area or district. |
| German | In medical terminology, "Region" can also refer to specific areas of the body. |
| Greek | The word περιοχή originally meant "circuit, circumference, neighborhood" in classical Greek. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "rejyon an" is derived from the French word "région" meaning "region". |
| Hausa | In Hausa, "yanki" refers specifically to a geographical region within a smaller territory, like a district, or ward. |
| Hawaiian | The word ʻāpana can also refer to a land division or a section of a taro patch. |
| Hebrew | The word 'אזור' ('region') in Hebrew also refers to a belt or girdle. |
| Hindi | The Sanskrit word "क्षेत्र" also means "field" or "area" and is related to the English word "agriculture". |
| Hmong | The word "cheeb tsam" in Hmong refers to both the abstract concept of a region and the physical geographical area it encompasses. |
| Hungarian | The word "vidék" also means "outland" or "province" and is related to the Old Turkic word "bodun" meaning "people" or "tribe"} |
| Icelandic | The term "svæði" comes from the Old Norse word "svæðe", meaning both "region" and "area that has been cleared for settlement". In modern Icelandic, the latter meaning refers specifically to areas cleared for agriculture. |
| Igbo | The word 'mpaghara' in Igbo can be split into 'mpagh' (boundary) and 'ara' (land), so it carries the connotation of a demarcated geographical area. |
| Indonesian | The word 'wilayah' also means 'power' or 'authority' in Arabic, hence its use in Indonesian to refer to administrative divisions with some degree of autonomy. |
| Irish | The word "réigiún" is also used in Irish to refer to a "period of time" or a "set of beliefs". |
| Italian | The word "regione" also indicates a type of pasta in Southern Italy. |
| Japanese | "領域" also refers to a range or field, such as a field of expertise, a domain, or a territory. |
| Javanese | "Wilayah" also means "place" in ancient Javanese literature. |
| Kannada | The word "ಪ್ರದೇಶ" also means "land", "territory", or "area" in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | The word "аймақ" (region) derives from the Mongolian word "aimag" meaning "territorial unit". |
| Khmer | The word "តំបន់" can also be used to refer to a "place" or a "location" in Khmer. |
| Korean | 부위 is derived from the Chinese word 部位, which has multiple meanings, including 'part,' 'section,' and 'rank.' |
| Kurdish | The word "Herêm" is also used in Kurdish to refer to a "sanctuary" or "sacred place". |
| Kyrgyz | The word "аймак" can also refer to an administrative division in Mongolia, a clan, a tribe, or a group of people from the same region. |
| Lao | The word "ພາກພື້ນ" can also mean "side" or "direction". It is derived from the Sanskrit word "bhāga", meaning "part" or "division". |
| Latin | The Latin word "regionem" also means "direction" or "district". |
| Latvian | Novádi is the genitive plural of novads. Thus, its original meaning is "of the regions" but it has acquired the meaning "regions" by being used as a collective plural. |
| Lithuanian | 'Regionė' is also a Lithuanian name, which means 'region', and is a cognate of the Latvian 'Reģina'. |
| Luxembourgish | Regioun derives from French, and it can also translate to "area" or "realm". |
| Macedonian | It derives, via Russian, either from Latin "regnum" "kingdom" or Old Norse word "rik" "reign". |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "faritra" can also mean "district" or "province". |
| Malay | The Malay word "wilayah" derives from the Arabic word for "province"} |
| Malayalam | The word "പ്രദേശം" can also mean "country" or "state" and is derived from the Sanskrit word "प्रदेश" meaning "area" or "district." |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "reġjun" derives from the Latin language, where it means "kingdom". |
| Maori | In Maori, "rohe" can refer to a territorial jurisdiction, a tribal area, or a person's area of expertise. |
| Marathi | The word "प्रदेश" in Marathi can also refer to a province or a state. |
| Mongolian | Бүс нутаг is also a term referring to an administrative unit within a country and literally means "administrative-territorial unit" |
| Nepali | The word "क्षेत्र" is derived from the Sanskrit word "क्षेत्रिय" meaning "related to a region or territory". |
| Norwegian | "Region" can also mean an administrative or political area within a province, or an area with distinctive features such as climate, vegetation, or topography. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "dera" also means "area" or "district" in some contexts. |
| Pashto | The term "سیمه" also refers to a "side" in Pashto, adding a dimension or directionality to the concept of region. |
| Persian | The word "منطقه" is originally derived from the Arabic word "نطق" meaning "to speak" but has also come to mean "region" as it refers to a place where a specific language or dialect is spoken. |
| Polish | The word "region" comes from the Latin word "regio," which means "direction" or "district." |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Região" can also mean "period" in Portuguese |
| Punjabi | The word "ਖੇਤਰ" comes from the Sanskrit word "क्षेत्र" (kṣetra), which can also mean "field" or "area". |
| Romanian | The word 'regiune' is derived from the Latin word 'regio', meaning 'district' or 'territory'. |
| Russian | Russian "область" also means "province" in English, reflecting its historical and geographical usage. |
| Samoan | The word "itulagi" originates from the Proto-Samoan word "tulagi," which also means "to reside." |
| Scots Gaelic | In Irish, "sgìre" means "country" and is derived from the Old Irish "ríg" meaning "land". In Scots Gaelic it has been replaced in this sense by "dùthaich" and generally means "district". |
| Serbian | In Serbian, "регион" also refers to a specific part of the country divided for administrative purposes. |
| Sesotho | "Sebaka" (region) also refers to a 'particular place or group of people' in Sesotho. |
| Shona | The word 'nharaunda' can also refer to a particular language or dialect. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "علائقو" ("region") may also be related to the Arabic word "علاقة" ("relationship"), implying a connection between different parts of a region. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | In astronomy, කලාපයේ (region) refers to a portion of the sky. |
| Slovak | “Regiónu” is likely derived from Latin “regnum” (“kingdom”) as a noun of “regium” (“royal”) as an adjective, but it can also mean “area” or “district” in other contexts. |
| Slovenian | In the dialect of the Bela Krajina region of Slovenia, "regiji" can also mean "people of the region" or "regional people". |
| Somali | The word 'gobolka' is etymologically related to 'gobol', which can also mean 'group' or 'clan' in Somali. |
| Spanish | "Región" in Spanish comes from the Latin word "regio," originally meaning "direction" |
| Sundanese | The word |
| Swahili | The word "mkoa" can also mean "province" or "district" and is derived from the Arabic word "maqa'a" meaning "seat of government". |
| Swedish | The word "område" is ultimately derived from the Old Norse word "ór", meaning "out" or "from", and the suffix "-ma", which forms action nouns. In modern Swedish, "område" can also refer to a specific geographical area or a field of study. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "rehiyon" is derived from the Spanish word "region", which in turn comes from the Latin word "regio", meaning "a district or territory". |
| Tajik | The word "минтақа" originates from the Arabic word "منطقة", meaning "belt" or "zone". |
| Tamil | பகுதி may also mean 'share', 'part', 'portion' or 'percentage'. |
| Telugu | Telugu "ప్రాంతం" (praantam) is also used to refer to the area of a country outside its capital city. |
| Thai | The term "ภูมิภาค" (region) derives from the Sanskrit word "bhūmi" (earth), denoting a specific geographical area or territory. |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "bölge" comes from the Proto-Turkic word "bölig", meaning "dwelling," and is cognate with the Mongolian word "bölgü". |
| Ukrainian | The word «регіону» can also mean the administrative-territorial unit of Ukraine. |
| Urdu | "خطہ" is derived from a Sanskrit word meaning "a small area" or "a strip of land". |
| Uzbek | The word 'mintaqa' is derived from the Arabic word 'manṭaqa', which means 'zone' or 'district'. |
| Vietnamese | "Khu vực" can also refer to a department or division within an organization. |
| Welsh | The word 'rhanbarth' also means 'part', 'share', or 'portion' in Welsh. |
| Xhosa | "Ummandla" also refers to a place of spiritual power or a place where traditional ceremonies are held in Xhosa culture. |
| Yiddish | The word "געגנט" (region) in Yiddish is borrowed from Middle High German "gegen" (against, towards), and can also mean "neighborhood" or "countryside". |
| Yoruba | Agbegbe comes from the root word "agbe," meaning "space," making the word roughly mean "area space." |
| Zulu | 'Isifunda' also means 'book' or 'reading' in Zulu, referring to the way that regions were often defined by their cultural and linguistic characteristics. |
| English | From the Latin 'regio', originally a 'straight line' but later meaning any 'division', 'district' or 'territory'. |