raion

English

Alternative forms

• rayon, rajon

Etymology

From Russian райо́н (rajón), archaic раіо́нъ (raión), from French rayon (“honeycomb, department”). More recently influenced by the same name used in other post-Soviet states. Compare Ukrainian райо́н (rajón).

Noun

raion (plural raions)

1. An administrative unit of some Eastern European and Asian states.
   • 2000, Roman Szporluk, Russia, Ukraine, and the Breakup of the Soviet Union, Stanford: Hoover Institution Press, page 119:

     Suffice it to mention that several thousand raion papers were replaced by “territorial administrations” organs, and that all transport papers were closed.

Usage notes

The term describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is almost always translated as "district". A raion is usually an entity two steps below the national level.

Translations

See also

Anagrams

• Arion, Irano-, Riano, noria, oiran, on air, on-air

Finnish

Etymology

From French rayon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑi̯on/,
• Rhymes: -ɑion
• Syllabification^(key): rai‧on

Noun

raion

1. rayon

Declension

Synonyms

• viskoosi

Japanese

Romanization

raion

1. Rōmaji transcription of ライオン
2. Rōmaji transcription of らいおん

Ladin

Alternative forms

• region

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin regiō.

Noun

raion m (plural raions)

1. region

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian район (rajon).

Noun

raion n (plural raioane)

1. raion (administrative unit)

Declension