1. A geographic area characterized by advanced social, political, or economic policies and attitudes; a region that supports liberal or left-leaning reforms
California is often considered a progressive region due to its environmental policies and social initiatives.
A Califórnia é frequentemente considerada uma região progressista devido às suas políticas ambientais e iniciativas sociais.
2. In linguistics and phonetics, a region or dialect area showing gradual phonetic changes across its territory
The progressive region showed a gradual shift in vowel pronunciation from north to south.
A região progressista mostrou uma mudança gradual na pronúncia das vogais de norte a sul.