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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTime Zone
/taɪm zoʊn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A region of the globe that observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes.
"New York is in the Eastern Time Zone, which is UTC-5." - 2
A specific area where the same standard time is used, often differing from neighboring areas.
"Traveling across different time zones can be disorienting."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'time zone' originated in the late 19th century as a result of the expansion of railroads and the need for standardized timekeeping. It combines 'time', from Old English 'tīma', meaning a period or duration, and 'zone', from Greek 'zōnē', meaning a belt or girdle, reflecting the division of the Earth into longitudinal sections.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Time Zone" is said worldwide
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Fuseau horaire
Transliteration: fyzo oʁɛʁ
"Paris est dans le fuseau horaire de l'Europe centrale."
Zeitzone
Transliteration: tsaɪt͡sˌoːnə
"Berlin liegt in der Mitteleuropäischen Zeitzone."
Fuso orario
Transliteration: ˈfuːzo oˈraːrio
"Roma si trova nel fuso orario dell'Europa centrale."
Zona horaria
Transliteration: θona oɾaɾia
"Madrid está en la zona horaria de Europa Central."
Fuso horário
Transliteration: ˈfuzu oˈɾaɾju
"Lisboa está no fuso horário da Europa Ocidental."
समय क्षेत्र
Transliteration: samay kṣetra
"दिल्ली भारतीय समय क्षेत्र में है।"
时区
Transliteration: shíqū
"北京位于中国标准时区。"
시간대
Transliteration: sigandae
"서울은 한국 표준 시간대에 있습니다."
タイムゾーン
Transliteration: taimu zōn
"東京は日本標準時間のタイムゾーンにあります。"
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