plage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A region viewed in the context of its climate; a clime or zone.
  2. A bright region in the chromosphere of the Sun.

Pronunciation

/pleɪd͡ʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-plage.wav

Word forms

plage plages

Etymology

From French plage, from Late Latin plagia, from Latin plaga (“region”) (cognate with English flake). Doublet of playa.

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