Regio
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Regio is the Latin word for ‘region
’ and the Italian word for ‘royal’
It may refer to:
Region
Region is most commonly found as a term used in terrestrial and astrophysics sciences also an area, notably among the different sub-disciplines of geography, studied by regional geographers. Regions consist of subregions that contain clusters of like areas that are distinctive by their uniformity...
’ and the Italian word for ‘royal’
It may refer to:
- Regio (astronomy) - in planetary geologyPlanetary geologyPlanetary geology, alternatively known as astrogeology or exogeology, is a planetary science discipline concerned with the geology of the celestial bodies such as the planets and their moons, asteroids, comets, and meteorites...
, a large area of a planet or moon that is strongly differentiated in colour or albedo- A regio of Venus:
- Alpha RegioAlpha RegioAlpha Regio is a region of the planet Venus extending for about 1500 kilometers centered at 22°S, 5°E.It was discovered and named by Dick Goldstein in 1964. The name was approved by the International Astronomical Union's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature between 1976 and 1979...
- Beta RegioBeta RegioBeta Regio is a region of the planet Venus known as a volcanic rise. Measuring about 3000 km, it constitutes a prominent upland region of Venus centered at ....
- Ovda RegioOvda RegioOvda Regio is a region on Venus that forms the western part of Aphrodite Terra. Magellan images show a complex surface, with several generations of structures. A pervasive fabric of irregular broad domes and ridges and associated curvilinear valleys was flooded by lava, then fractured...
- Alpha Regio
- A regio of Venus:
- 14 regions of the Augustan Rome14 regions of the Augustan RomeIn 7 BC, Augustus divided the city of Rome into 14 administrative regions . These replaced the four regiones or "quarters" traditionally attributed to Servius Tullius, sixth King of Rome. They were further divided into official neighborhoods ...
, in ancient Rome as a name for quartiers of the city of Rome - 14 regions of Medieval Rome14 regions of Medieval RomeDuring the Middle Ages, Rome was divided into a number of administrative regions , usually numbering between twelve and fourteen, which changed over time.-Evolution of the Regions:...
, resulting from the redivision of the Rome after the revolution of 1143 - Regio, in ancient ConstantinopleConstantinopleConstantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
as a name for the 12 quartiers of the city of Constantinople, made in analogy with those of Rome - Regio Aromatica, the Roman name for the Horn of Africa
Also
- Regio Ducal, a former opera house in Milan
- Regio Esercito, the army of the Kingdom of Italy
- Regio Esercito (World War II)
- The Stadler Regio-Shuttle, a German diesel railcar
- Regio Trans, a Romanian railway company