What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Raion vs Racon - What's the difference?

raion | racon |

As nouns the difference between raion and racon

is that raion is an administrative unit of some eastern european and asian states while racon is a beacon that, on detecting a radar signal, transmits a coded navigation signal.

raion

English

Alternative forms

* rayon * rajon

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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, p 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.

    Anagrams

    * ----

    racon

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a beacon that, on detecting a radar signal, transmits a coded navigation signal

    • Anagrams

    *