région
French, noun/ʁe.ʒjɔ̃/
région is spelled R-É-G-I-O-N (6 letters) and appears 182 times per million words in written French, the 447th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Région is a French feminine noun meaning “region; area” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Vaste territoire ; étendue de pays”.
What does région mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineregion; area
- 2
femininea political subdivision of France and some other Francophone countries, bigger than a département
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vaste territoire ; étendue de pays. 2. Ensemble de territoires qui tous présentent certains caractères communs : identité ou analogie du climat, ou mêmes productions du sol, ou mêmes formes de l’activité humaine, etc. 3. Territoire alentour. 4. Circonscription territoriale, comprenant plusieurs départements.
noun: 1. En Belgique, État fédéré. 2. En France, organe administratif d’une région, conseil régional.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of région
- régions plural
- Régions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce région?
- /ʁe.ʒjɔ̃/
- \ʁe.ʒjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to région
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is région in French?
région appears 182 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).