microraion
A residential complex in a current or former communist country, chiefly one which was…A residential complex in a current or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union; a microdistrict.
Meaning
1 sensesA residential complex in a current or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union; a microdistrict.
Mikrorajon
микрорайо́нmikrorajón
мікрорайо́нmikrorajón
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Russian микрорайо́н (mikrorajón), with the spelling of the first element infBorrowed 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.
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Forms
plural: microraions / microraiony| Singular | microraion |
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| Plural | microraions / microraiony |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular