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райо́н — meaning in English

rayon

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English meaning

  • area noun The size of a surface, measured in square units.
  • borough noun A town or district with its own local government, especially one of the administrative divisions of a larger city.
  • district noun An area defined for administrative, political, or geographic purposes.
  • precinct noun A defined area or district, often one with a specific administrative or official purpose.
  • region noun A large area of land or space treated as a unit because of its geography, its climate, its culture or the way it is governed.
  • suburb noun A residential area on the edge of a city, with its own local shops and services.
  • ward noun A section of a hospital where patients with similar needs are cared for.
  • zone noun An area or region marked off by a particular feature, purpose, or restriction.

Senses

райо́н is used for these senses in English:

  • area A particular geographic region.
  • borough An administrative district in some cities, e.g., London.
  • district An administrative division of an area.
  • district An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.
  • precinct (US, law enforcement) A subdivision of a city under the jurisdiction of a specific group of police; the police station situated in that district.
  • region Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.
  • suburb (AU, Ireland, NZ, UK) Any subdivision of a conurbation, not necessarily on the periphery.
  • ward An administrative division of a borough, city or council.

area — full definition

  1. noun The size of a surface, measured in square units.
  2. noun A particular region, part of a place, or scope of activity.

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