Etymology

microraion

mi·cro·rai·on
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Today it means: A residential complex in a current or former communist country, chiefly one which was previously part of the Soviet Union; a microdistrict. Full definition →

Russian микрорайо́н
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromмикрорайо́ны
  2. Russian · borrowed fromмикрорайо́н
  3. English todaymicroraion

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).

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