raion

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

• Received-Pronunciation: /ɹaɪˈjɒn/
  Play
• General-American: /ɹaɪˈjɔn/
  Play
• General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  Play
• rhymes with -ɒn
  Play

Borrowed from Russian райо́н (rajón), from French rayon. More recently influenced by the same name used in other post-Soviet states. Compare Ukrainian райо́н (rajón).

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Crimean Tatar: rayon — administrative unit
• Czech: rajón — administrative unit
• Estonian: rajoon — administrative unit
• Finnish: piiri — administrative unit
• Finnish: rajoni — administrative unit
• Finnish: piirikunta — administrative unit
• Georgian: რაიონი (raioni) — administrative unit
• German: Rajon — administrative unit
• Ingrian: raijona — administrative unit
• Polish: rejon — administrative unit
• Ukrainian: район (rajon) — administrative unit
• Uyghur: رايون (rayon) — administrative unit
• Yakut: оройуон (oroyuon) — administrative unit