regioun

See also: Regioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• region, regyoun, regyown, regyoyn, regyun, regyon, regyone, regeowne

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman regiun, from Latin regiōnem, accusative of regiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛːˈdʒjuːn/, /ˈrɛːdʒjun/, /rɛˈdʒjuːn/, /ˈrɛːdʒən/
• Rhymes: -uːn

Noun

regioun (plural regiouns)

1. realm, nation, country
2. authority, governance
3. The inhabitants of a realm
4. region, area, zone
5. A biome, climatic zone
6. A part, portion, section

Descendants

• English: region
• Scots: region

References

• “rē̆ǧiǒun(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-10.

Old French

Noun

regioun oblique singular, f (oblique plural regiouns, nominative singular regioun, nominative plural regiouns)

1. Alternative form of regiun