different between region vs arena

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)

1. 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.

2. An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.
   1. (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.
   2. An administrative subdivision of the European Union.
   3. A subnational region of Chile; equivalent to province.
   4. (Ontario) Ellipsis of regional municipality, a county-level municipality, a county administered as a municipality.
   5. Ellipsis of administrative region
      1. A subprovincial region of Quebec; the primary level subdivision; a prefecture.
3. (figuratively) The inhabitants of a region or district of a country.
4. (anatomy) A place in or a part of the body in any way indicated.

5. (obsolete) Place; rank; station; dignity.
6. (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)

1. 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)

1. 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)

1. region

Ladin

Alternative forms

• raion

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regio, regionem.

Noun

region f (plural regions)

1. region

Middle English

Noun

region

1. Alternative form of regioun

Middle French

Etymology

Latin regi?.

Noun

region f (plural regions)

1. 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)

1. 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)

1. a region

Derived terms

References

• “region” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin regi?.

Noun

region f (plural regions)

1. region

Related terms

• regional

Polish

Etymology

From German Region, from Latin regi?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?r???.j?n/

Noun

region m inan

1. 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 ???????)

1. (Bosnia, Serbia) region
2. (Croatia, derogatory) the area of former Yugoslavia

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regio.

Noun

region c

1. region, area

Declension

Related terms

• regional
• regionförbund
• stödregion
• Västra Götalandsregionen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ar?na (“sand, arena”), from an earlier *has?na (compare Sabine fas?na), possibly from Etruscan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???i?n?/
• Rhymes: -i?n?

Noun

arena (plural arenas or arenae or arenæ)

1. An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events (sports arena) or other spectacular events; earthen area, often oval, specifically for rodeos (North America) or circular area for bullfights (especially Hispanic America).

2. The building housing such an area; specifically, a very large, often round building, often topped with a dome, designated for indoor sporting or other major events, such as concerts.

3. (historical) The sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre where contests were held in Ancient Rome.

4. A realm in which events take place; an area of interest, study, behaviour, etc.

Translations

Anagrams

• Aaren, Arean, Arnea, anear

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin ar?na.

Noun

arena f (plural arenas)

1. sand

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) , “arena”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, ?ISBN

Asturian

Alternative forms

• areña

Etymology

From Latin ar?na.

Noun

arena f (plural arenes)

1. sand

Derived terms

• reló d'arena

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ar?na.

Noun

arena f (plural arenes)

1. sand

   Synonym: sorra

2. arena (an enclosed area for the presentation of sporting events)
3. arena (a realm in which important events unfold)

Further reading

• “arena” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “arena” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “arena” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “arena” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

From Latin ar?na. Doublet of area.

Noun

arena f (plural arenas)

1. arena (an enclosed area for the presentation of sporting events)

Further reading

• “arena” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Italian

Alternative forms

• rena

Etymology

From Latin ar?na, possibly from Etruscan. See also rena.

Pronunciation

• (esp. in sense 1 and 2) IPA^(key): /a?re.na/
  • Hyphenation: a?ré?na
• (esp. in sense 3 and 4) IPA^(key): /a?r?.na/
  • Hyphenation: a?rè?na

Noun

arena f (plural arene)

1. sand

   Synonyms: sabbia, rena

2. beach or lido
3. space in a classical amphitheatre; arena
4. bullring and similar sporting spaces
5. cockpit (An enclosure for cockfights)

Related terms

• arenoso

References

Latin

Alternative forms

• har?na

Etymology

From an earlier *has?na (compare Sabine fas?na), possibly from Etruscan.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /a?re?.na/, [ä??e?nä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a?re.na/, [?????n?]

Noun

ar?na f (genitive ar?nae); first declension

1. Alternative form of har?na

Declension

First-declension noun.

Descendants

• Eastern Romance:
  • Aromanian: arinã
  • Romanian: arin?
• Italian: arena
• Neapolitan: arena
• Old French: areine
• Old Leonese:
  • Asturian: arena
• Old Occitan:
  • Catalan: arena
  • Occitan: arena
• Old Portuguese: ar?a
  • Galician: area
  • Portuguese: areia
    • Guinea-Bissau Creole: reia
    • Kabuverdianu: areia
• Old Spanish:
  • Spanish: arena
• Rhaeto-Romance:
  • Friulian: rene
• Sardinian: arena, rena
• Sicilian: arena, rina
• Venetian: rena

Borrowings

Noun

ar?na f

1. vocative singular of ar?na

Noun

ar?n? f

1. ablative singular of ar?na

References

• arena in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• arena in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• arena in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• arena in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin ar?na.

Noun

arena f

1. sand

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

Etymology

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Noun

arena

1. arena

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages?^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arena, harena.

Noun

arena m (definite singular arenaen, indefinite plural arenaer, definite plural arenaene)

1. an arena
2. a venue

References

• “arena” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arena, harena

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??re?n?/

Noun

arena m (definite singular arenaen, indefinite plural arenaer or arenaar, definite plural arenaene or arenaane)

1. an arena
2. a venue

References

• “arena” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

From Latin ar?na, from an earlier *has?na, possibly from Etruscan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?r?.na/

Noun

arena f

1. arena (enclosed area, often outdoor)
2. (historical) arena (sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre)
3. arena (realm in which important events unfold)

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) arenowy

Further reading

• arena in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• arena in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ar?na (“sand”), possibly from Etruscan *???????????????????????? (*hasena). See also the inherited doublet areia.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /?.??e.n?/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.??e.na/

Noun

arena f (plural arenas)

1. arena

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin arena.

Noun

arena f

1. sand

Scots

Verb

arena

1. aren't

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ar??na/
• Hyphenation: a?re?na

Noun

aréna f (Cyrillic spelling ??????)

1. arena

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ar?na, possibly of Etruscan origin. Compare English arena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a??ena/, [a??e.na]
• Rhymes: -ena

Noun

arena f (plural arenas)

1. (geology) sand, gravel

2. (building, sports) bullfight arena; boxing ring

Derived terms

Related terms

• arenoso

Further reading

• “arena” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Swedish

Noun

arena c

1. arena

Declension

Anagrams

• arean