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regia.

palace, court; residence;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈreː.ɡi.a]Classical-Latin[ˈreː.ɡi.aː]Classical-Latin[ˈrɛː.d͡ʒi.a]

  1. a royal palace, castle, fortress, residence; court; kingship

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  2. the royal tent in a camp

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  3. a royal city, capital

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  4. a roofed colonnade, portico, hall

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  5. the central entrance to a theatre

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Where this word comes from

Substantive noun from rēgius (“regal, royal; a royal [thing]”) directly and via various ellipses of collocative terms with feminine nouns (e.g. domus, "house", and urbs, "city"). Compare the origin of Greek βασιλική (vasilikí, “basilica”), from the Byzantine Greek term βασιλική στοά (basilikḗ stoá, “royal building”).

adj[ˈreː.ɡi.a]Classical-Latin[ˈreː.ɡi.aː]Classical-Latin[ˈrɛː.d͡ʒi.a]

  1. inflection of rēgius: nominative/vocative feminine singular

    feminine · form-of · nominative · singular · vocative

  2. inflection of rēgius: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

Inflected form of rēgius (“of or pertaining to a king; regal, royal”).

adj[ˈreː.ɡi.aː]Classical-Latin[ˈrɛː.d͡ʒi.a]

  1. ablative feminine singular of rēgius

    ablative · feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

Inflected form of rēgius (“of or pertaining to a king; regal, royal”).

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