time zone

noun

A range of longitudes where a common standard time is used.

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Meanings

nountime zone (plural time zones)

plural time zones · alternative time-zone · alternative timezone

  1. A range of longitudes where a common standard time is used.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
time belt

Translations

Afrikaans tydsone
  • tydsonerange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Arabic مِنْطَقَة زَمَنِيَّة
  • مِنْطَقَة زَمَنِيَّة (minṭaqa zamaniyya)range of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Catalan fus horari, zona horària
  • fus horarirange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
  • zona horàriarange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Chinese Mandarin 時區 /时区, 標準時區 /标准时区
  • 時區 /时区 (shíqū)range of longitudes where a common standard time is used
  • 標準時區 /标准时区 (biāozhǔn shíqū)range of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Czech časové pásmo
  • časové pásmorange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Danish tidszone
  • tidszonerange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Dutch tijdzone
  • tijdzonerange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Esperanto horzono
  • horzonorange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Estonian ajavöönd
  • ajavööndrange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Finnish aikavyöhyke
  • aikavyöhykerange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
French fuseau horaire
  • fuseau horairerange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
German Zeitzone
  • Zeitzonerange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Greek ζώνη ώρας
  • ζώνη ώρας (zóni óras)range of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Hebrew אֵזוֹר זְמַן
  • אֵזוֹר זְמַן (ezór zmán)range of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Hindi समय क्षेत्र
  • समय क्षेत्र (samay kṣetra)range of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Hungarian időzóna
  • időzónarange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Icelandic tímabelti
  • tímabeltirange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Indonesian zona waktu
  • zona wakturange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Irish amchrios
  • amchriosrange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Italian fuso orario
  • fuso orariorange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Japanese 時間帯, タイムゾーン
  • 時間帯 (jikantai)range of longitudes where a common standard time is used
  • タイムゾーン (taimu zōn)range of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Korean 시간대, 타임 존
  • 시간대 (sigandae)range of longitudes where a common standard time is used
  • 타임 존 (taim jon)range of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Lithuanian laiko juosta, laiko zona
  • laiko juostarange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
  • laiko zonarange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Malay zon waktu
  • zon wakturange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Māori rohe wā
  • rohe wārange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Norwegian Bokmål tidssone
  • tidssonerange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Persian منطقه زمانی
  • منطقه زمانی (mantaqe-ye zamâni)range of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Polish strefa czasowa
  • strefa czasowarange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Portuguese fuso horário
  • fuso horáriorange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Romanian fus orar
  • fus orarrange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Russian часово́й по́яс
  • часово́й по́яс (časovój pójas)range of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Scottish Gaelic roinn tìde
  • roinn tìderange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Spanish huso horario, zona horaria
  • huso horariorange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
  • zona horariarange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
  • fuso horario (disused)range of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Swedish tidszon
  • tidszonrange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Thai เขตเวลา
  • เขตเวลา (kèet-wee-laa)range of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Turkish saat dilimi
  • saat dilimirange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Ukrainian часови́й по́яс
  • часови́й по́яс (časovýj pójas)range of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Urdu منطقہ وقت, منطقہ میقات
  • منطقہ وقت (mintaqa-e-waqt)range of longitudes where a common standard time is used
  • منطقہ میقاتrange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Vietnamese múi giờ
  • múi giờrange of longitudes where a common standard time is used
Cite this entry
APA

time zone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20zone

MLA

“time zone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20zone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “time zone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20zone.

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