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constituent
English
Etymology
From Latin c?nstitu?ns, present participle of c?nstitu? (“I establish”), from com- (“together”) + statuo (“I set, place, establish”); see statute or statue, and compare institute and restitute.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?st?tju?nt/, /k?n?st?t?u?nt/
Adjective
constituent (not comparable)
- being a part, or component of a whole
- 1695, John Dryden (translator), Observations on the Art of Painting by Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy
- Body, soul, and reason are the three parts necessarily constituent of a man.
- 1695, John Dryden (translator), Observations on the Art of Painting by Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy
- authorized to make a constitution
- 1769, Junius, letter on 19 December, 1769, (part of Letters of Junius)
- A question of right arises between the constituent and representative body.
- 1769, Junius, letter on 19 December, 1769, (part of Letters of Junius)
Related terms
Translations
Noun
constituent (plural constituents)
- A part, or component of a whole
- 1865, John Tyndall, The Constitution of the Universe (1869), page 11
- We know how to bring these constituents together, and to cause them to form water.
- 1865, John Tyndall, The Constitution of the Universe (1869), page 11
- A person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs
- 1677, Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature
- whose first composure and origination requires a higher and nobler Constituent than either Chance or the ordinary method of meer Natural causes.
- 1677, Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature
- A resident of an area represented by an elected official, particularly in relation to that official.
- A voter who supports a [political] candidate; a supporter of a cause.
- (law) One who appoints another to act for him as attorney in fact
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Burrill to this entry?)
- (grammar) A functional element of a phrase or clause
Translations
See also
- Constituent (linguistics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading
- constituent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- constituent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin constituens.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /kons.ti.tu?ent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kuns.ti.tu?en/
Adjective
constituent (masculine and feminine plural constituents)
- constituent (being a part of a whole)
Related terms
- constituir
Further reading
- “constituent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??s.ti.ty/
Verb
constituent
- third-person plural present/subjunctive of constituer
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kon?sti.tu.ent/, [kõ??s?t??t?u?n?t?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kon?sti.tu.ent/, [k?n?st?i?t?u?n?t?]
Verb
c?nstituent
- third-person plural future active indicative of c?nstitu?
Romanian
Etymology
From French constituant
Noun
constituent n (plural constituen?i)
- constituent
Declension
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region
English
Etymology
From Middle English regioun, from Anglo-Norman regiun, from Latin regi?, from reg?.
Pronunciation
- enPR: r?j??n, IPA(key): /??i?d??n?/
- Rhymes: -i?d??n
Noun
region (plural regions)
- Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.
- An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.
- (historical) Such a division of the city of Rome and of the territory about Rome, of which the number varied at different times; a district, quarter, or ward.
- An administrative subdivision of the European Union.
- A subnational region of Chile; equivalent to province.
- (Ontario) Ellipsis of regional municipality, a county-level municipality, a county administered as a municipality.
- Ellipsis of administrative region
- A subprovincial region of Quebec; the primary level subdivision; a prefecture.
- (figuratively) The inhabitants of a region or district of a country.
- (anatomy) A place in or a part of the body in any way indicated.
- (obsolete) Place; rank; station; dignity.
- (obsolete) The space from the earth's surface out to the orbit of the moon: properly called the elemental region.
Derived terms
- region-wide, regionwide
Related terms
Translations
References
- region in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Further reading
- "region" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 264.
Anagrams
- Regino, eringo, ignore, ingoer
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin regi?.
Noun
region c (singular definite regionen, plural indefinite regioner)
- region
Inflection
Derived terms
Indonesian
Etymology
From English region, from Middle English regioun, from Anglo-Norman regiun, from Latin regi?, from reg?. Doublet of regio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [re??i?n]
- Hyphenation: ré?gi?on
Noun
region (first-person possessive regionku, second-person possessive regionmu, third-person possessive regionnya)
- region: an administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.
- Synonyms: daerah, kawasan
Related terms
Further reading
- “region” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Interlingua
Noun
region (plural regiones)
- region
Ladin
Alternative forms
- raion
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin regio, regionem.
Noun
region f (plural regions)
- region
Middle English
Noun
region
- Alternative form of regioun
Middle French
Etymology
Latin regi?.
Noun
region f (plural regions)
- region (area, district, etc.)
Descendants
- French: région
- ? Romanian: regiune
References
- region on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin regi?.
Noun
region m (definite singular regionen, indefinite plural regioner, definite plural regionene)
- a region
Derived terms
References
- “region” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin regi?.
Noun
region m (definite singular regionen, indefinite plural regionar, definite plural regionane)
- a region
Derived terms
References
- “region” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin regi?.
Noun
region f (plural regions)
- region
Related terms
- regional
Polish
Etymology
From German Region, from Latin regi?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?r???.j?n/
Noun
region m inan
- region, area, district
- Synonyms: rejon, obszar, dzielnica, obwód, kraina
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- region in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- r?gija (Croatia)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin regi?.
Noun
regì?n m (Cyrillic spelling ???????)
- (Bosnia, Serbia) region
- (Croatia, derogatory) the area of former Yugoslavia
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin regio.
Noun
region c
- region, area
Declension
Related terms
- regional
- regionförbund
- stödregion
- Västra Götalandsregionen
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