noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌmaɪkɹəʊˌɹaɪˈjɒn/
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General-American:/ˌmaɪkɹoʊˌɹaɪˈjɔn/
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rhymes with -ɒn
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noun
Meaning 1
A residential complex in a current or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union; a microdistrict.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: microdistrict
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian микрорайо́н (mikrorajón), with the spelling of the first element influenced by micro- (prefix meaning ‘very small’). Микрорайо́н (Mikrorajón) is derived from микро- (mikro-, prefix meaning ‘very small’) + райо́н (rajón, “district; area, region”). By surface analysis, micro- + raion. The plural form microraiony is borrowed from Russian микрорайо́ны (mikrorajóny).
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
միկրոշրջան
(mikrošrǰan)
— residential complex in a currently or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union
Azerbaijani:
mikrorayon
— residential complex in a currently or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union
Belarusian:
мікрараён
(mikrarajón)
— residential complex in a currently or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union
Finnish:
mikroalue
— residential complex in a currently or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union
Georgian:
მიკრორაიონი
(miḳroraioni)
— residential complex in a currently or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union
German:
Mikrorajon
— residential complex in a currently or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union
Hungarian:
lakótelep
— residential complex in a currently or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union
Japanese:
ミクロライオン
(mikuroraion)
— residential complex in a currently or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union
Kazakh:
ықшам аудан
(yqşam audan)
— residential complex in a currently or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union
Latvian:
mikrorajons
— residential complex in a currently or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union
Norwegian Bokmål:
mikrorajon
— residential complex in a currently or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union
Polish:
mikrorejon
— residential complex in a currently or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union
Polish:
osiedle
— residential complex in a currently or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union
Romanian:
microraion
— residential complex in a currently or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union
Russian:
микрорайо́н
(mikrorajón)
— residential complex in a currently or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union
Swedish:
bostadsområde
— residential complex in a currently or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union
Swedish:
stadsdel
— residential complex in a currently or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union
Turkish:
mikrorayon
— residential complex in a currently or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union
Ukrainian:
мікрорайо́н
(mikrorajón)
— residential complex in a currently or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union
Uzbek:
mikrorayon
— residential complex in a currently or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union
Vietnamese:
tiểu khu
— residential complex in a currently or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union
