# raion
## English
### Alternative forms

* rayon, rajon

### Etymology

From Russian райо́н (rajón), archaic раіо́нъ (raión), from French rayon (“honeycomb, department”). More recently influenced by the same name used in other post-Soviet states. Compare Ukrainian райо́н (rajón).

### Noun

raion (plural raions)
* An administrative unit of some Eastern European and Asian states.
** 2000, Roman Szporluk, Russia, Ukraine, and the Breakup of the Soviet Union, Stanford: Hoover Institution Press, page 119:Suffice it to mention that several thousand raion papers were replaced by “territorial administrations” organs, and that all transport papers were closed.

#### Usage notes

The term describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is almost always translated as "district". A raion is usually an entity two steps below the national level.

#### Translations
### See also

* region

### Anagrams

* Ronia, noria, Riano, Irano-, Arion, on air, oiran, on-air

## Finnish
### Etymology

From French rayon.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɑi̯.on/, [ˈrɑ̝i̯.o̞n]
* Rhymes: -ɑion
* Hyphenation: rai‧on

### Noun

raion
* rayon

#### Declension

Possessive forms of raion (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
raionini
raionini
accusative
nom.
raionini
raionini
gen.
raionini
genitive
raionini
raionieni
partitive
raioniani
raionejani
inessive
raionissani
raioneissani
elative
raionistani
raioneistani
illative
raioniini
raioneihini
adessive
raionillani
raioneillani
ablative
raioniltani
raioneiltani
allative
raionilleni
raioneilleni
essive
raioninani
raioneinani
translative
raionikseni
raioneikseni
abessive
raionittani
raioneittani
instructive
comitative
—raioneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
raionisi
raionisi
accusative
nom.
raionisi
raionisi
gen.
raionisi
genitive
raionisi
raioniesi
partitive
raioniasi
raionejasi
inessive
raionissasi
raioneissasi
elative
raionistasi
raioneistasi
illative
raioniisi
raioneihisi
adessive
raionillasi
raioneillasi
ablative
raioniltasi
raioneiltasi
allative
raionillesi
raioneillesi
essive
raioninasi
raioneinasi
translative
raioniksesi
raioneiksesi
abessive
raionittasi
raioneittasi
instructive
comitative
—raioneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
raionimme
raionimme
accusative
nom.
raionimme
raionimme
gen.
raionimme
genitive
raionimme
raioniemme
partitive
raioniamme
raionejamme
inessive
raionissamme
raioneissamme
elative
raionistamme
raioneistamme
illative
raioniimme
raioneihimme
adessive
raionillamme
raioneillamme
ablative
raioniltamme
raioneiltamme
allative
raionillemme
raioneillemme
essive
raioninamme
raioneinamme
translative
raioniksemme
raioneiksemme
abessive
raionittamme
raioneittamme
instructive
comitative
—raioneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
raioninne
raioninne
accusative
nom.
raioninne
raioninne
gen.
raioninne
genitive
raioninne
raionienne
partitive
raionianne
raionejanne
inessive
raionissanne
raioneissanne
elative
raionistanne
raioneistanne
illative
raioniinne
raioneihinne
adessive
raionillanne
raioneillanne
ablative
raioniltanne
raioneiltanne
allative
raionillenne
raioneillenne
essive
raioninanne
raioneinanne
translative
raioniksenne
raioneiksenne
abessive
raionittanne
raioneittanne
instructive
comitative
—raioneinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
raioninsa
raioninsa
accusative
nom.
raioninsa
raioninsa
gen.
raioninsa
genitive
raioninsa
raioniensa
partitive
raioniaan raioniansa
raionejaan raionejansa
inessive
raionissaan raionissansa
raioneissaan raioneissansa
elative
raionistaan raionistansa
raioneistaan raioneistansa
illative
raioniinsa
raioneihinsa
adessive
raionillaan raionillansa
raioneillaan raioneillansa
ablative
raioniltaan raioniltansa
raioneiltaan raioneiltansa
allative
raionilleen raionillensa
raioneilleen raioneillensa
essive
raioninaan raioninansa
raioneinaan raioneinansa
translative
raionikseen raioniksensa
raioneikseen raioneiksensa
abessive
raionittaan raionittansa
raioneittaan raioneittansa
instructive
comitative
—raioneineen raioneinensa :

#### Synonyms

* viskoosi

## Japanese
### Romanization

raion
* Rōmaji transcription of ライオン
* Rōmaji transcription of らいおん

## Ladin
### Alternative forms

* region

### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin regiō.

### Noun

raion m (plural raions)
* region

## Romanian
### Alternative forms

* район (raion) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian район (rajon).

### Noun

raion n (plural raioane)
* raion (administrative unit)