gewest

Meaning

1. (neuter) region
2. (neuter) one of the three regions constituting the equivalent of a state in the federal structure of Belgium
3. (neuter) an older term for provincie (“province”)

Concepts

region

province

area

district

land

country

zone

territory

nation

colony

division

ambit

periphery

precinct

state

Synonyms

regio

gebied

streek

landstreek

provincie

land

staat

district

territorium

gouw

grondgebied

kanton

kwartier

natie

Translations

région

Region

Gebiet

Gegend

región

região

Provinz

Bereich

comarca

province

terra

contrée

regio

plaga

regione

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɣəˈʋɛst/

Etymology

Possibly from the circumfix ge- -te with the root of the verb wezen (in one of its old senses, "to inhabit").