Etymology

North Region

Today it means: A region of Singapore. Full definition →

Portuguese Região Norte
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The story

  1. Portuguese · calque ofRegião Norte
  2. English todayNorth Region

For the second sense, a calque of Portuguese Região Norte.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.