raion
English
Alternative forms
- rayon
- rajon
Etymology
From Russian райо́н (rajón), archaic райо́нъ (rajón), 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)
- 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, p 119:
- Suffice it to mention that several thousand raion papers were replaced by “territorial administrations” organs, and that all transport papers were closed.
- 2000, Roman Szporluk, Russia, Ukraine, and the Breakup of the Soviet Union, Stanford: Hoover Institution Press, p 119:
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
administrative unit
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Anagrams
- Arion, Irano-, noria, oiran, on air, on-air
Japanese
Romanization
raion
- Rōmaji transcription of ライオン
- Rōmaji transcription of らいおん
Ladin
Alternative forms
- region
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin regiō.
Noun
raion m (plural raions)
- region
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian район (rajon).
Noun
raion n (plural raioane)
- raion (administrative unit)
Declension
declension of raion
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) raion | raionul | (niște) raioane | raioanele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) raion | raionului | (unor) raioane | raioanelor |
| vocative | raionule | raioanelor | ||