район
district
Parts of speech
Nouns |
район gen. району - district, quarter, area, zone |
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Adjectives |
районний - relating to a/the district |
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Verbs |
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районувати - to divide into districts |
Useful compounds |
районна рада (райрада) - district council районний центр (райцентр) - district centre (principal town) діловий район (міста) - business district (of a city) промисловий район - industrial district/quarter |
Additional information
1. райони are the administrative districts into which області (regions) and cities are divided
2. район when used informally - area, zone
3. the word is a loan from the French rayon (beam, radius, range).
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