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Pronunciation / Transliteration: taimu zōn
"東京のタイムゾーンはUTC+9です。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A region of the globe that observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes.
"The meeting is scheduled for 3 PM in the Eastern timezone." - 2
A specific offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), indicating the time difference from UTC.
"New York operates on UTC-5 during standard time."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'timezone' is a compound word formed from 'time' and 'zone'. 'Time' originates from Old English 'tima', meaning a period or duration, while 'zone' comes from Latin 'zona', meaning a belt or girdle. The concept of time zones emerged in the late 19th century with the expansion of railroads and telecommunication, necessitating standardized timekeeping across regions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Timezone" is said worldwide
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Fuseau horaire
Transliteration: fyzo oʁɛʁ
"Le fuseau horaire de Paris est UTC+1."
Zeitzone
Transliteration: tsaɪt͡sˌoːnə
"Die Zeitzone von Berlin ist UTC+1."
Fuso orario
Transliteration: ˈfuːzo oˈraːrio
"Il fuso orario di Roma è UTC+1."
Zona horaria
Transliteration: θona oˈɾaɾja
"La zona horaria de Madrid es UTC+1."
Fuso horário
Transliteration: ˈfuzu oˈɾaʊ̯ɾiʊ
"O fuso horário de Lisboa é UTC+0."
समय क्षेत्र
Transliteration: samay kṣetra
"दिल्ली का समय क्षेत्र UTC+5:30 है।"
时区
Transliteration: shíqū
"北京的时区是UTC+8。"
시간대
Transliteration: sigandae
"서울의 시간대는 UTC+9입니다."
タイムゾーン
Transliteration: taimu zōn
"東京のタイムゾーンはUTC+9です。"
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