microraion
Syllables: mi·cro·rai·on/ˌmaɪkɹəʊˌɹaɪˈjɒn//ˌmaɪkɹoʊˌɹaɪˈjɔn/
microraion noun: a residential complex in a current or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union; a microdistrict.
Noun
microraion (plural microraions or microraiony)
- A residential complex in a current or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union; a microdistrict.
- In Riga, for example, which has massive new residential developments on the periphery, the basic schools, nurseries, and local shops appear to be in place, but other higher-level services can only be found in the core districts, and not a single social service building has been opened in the...1983, Sigurd Grava, “Urban Transport in the Soviet Union”, in Henry W. Morton, Robert C. Stuart, editors, The Contemporary Soviet City, Armonk, N.Y.: M[yron] E[manuel] Sharpe, →ISBN, part III (Soviet...
- Raions in turn are divided into mikroraions, analogous to neighborhoods. […] Zheks and mikroraions emphasize citizen involvement on a cooperative, voluntary basis.1985, E[manuel] S[teve] Savas, J[ohn] A[nton] Kaiser, “Introduction”, in Moscow’s City Government, New York, N.Y.: Praeger, →ISBN, page xxix
- Synonyms:
- microdistrict
microraion meaning in Vietnamese
microraion in Vietnamese
- residential complex in a currently or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union
- tiểu khu
Examples of microraion in a sentence
- I was responsible for the evacuation of a microraion.1989, Iurii Shcherbak, quoting Iurii Vitaliiovych Dobrenko, “The Evacuation”, in Ian Press, transl., Chernobyl: A Documentary Story […]...
- A comparison of suburbs in the Soviet Union (with regard to suburban villages, dachas and microraiony) and suburbs in the United States and Canada is presented.2022, Roman Lozynskyi, “Suburb as a Socio-spatial Phenomenon and Post-socialist City”, in Human Geography Journal, volume 32, Kharkiv...
- Bawden described the newly constructed microraiony in Mongolia as a tabula rasa development—a new material environment, which had little in common with the Mongolia of the past.2024, Nikolay Erofeev, “Building the Space of Internationalism: Socialist Assistance to Mongolia in the 1950s–1970s”, in Marcus Colla, Paul...
Synonyms of microraion
Forms of microraion
| plural | microraions |
|---|---|
| plural | microraiony |
Origin of microraion
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).
Words that rhyme with microraion
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- foregone
- mon
- qanon
- scone
- swan
- thereupon
- tick on
- wan
- a ton
- chignon
- con
- electron
- got it going on
- jupon
- ron
- soupçon
- thereon
- Toulon
- whereupon
- Yonne
- -hon
- -plon
- agone
- begone
- bent on
- build on
- build upon
- c'mon
- catch oneself on
- chron
- cock on
- Comecon
- conn
- cop oneself on
- Gabon
- garçon
- hither and yon
- hon
- macron
- mont
- Perpignan
- phon
- pon
- raion
- shone
- sine qua non
- sine quibus non
- Sir John
Questions about microraion
- What does microraion mean?
- Microraion means a residential complex in a current or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union; a microdistrict.
- What is microraion in Vietnamese?
- Microraion in Vietnamese is tiểu khu. See Microraion meaning in Vietnamese.
- How do you use microraion in a sentence?
- I was responsible for the evacuation of a microraion.
- What part of speech is microraion?
- Microraion is a noun.
- How do you pronounce microraion?
- Microraion is pronounced /ˌmaɪkɹəʊˌɹaɪˈjɒn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of microraion?
- The plural of microraion is microraions.
Words near microraion in the dictionary
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