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Pronunciation / Transliteration: oblast
"L'oblast' di Leningrado confina con la Finlandia."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large administrative division or region in Russia and certain other East European post-Soviet countries, roughly equivalent to a province or state.
"The governor of the oblast announced a new infrastructure initiative for the regional towns." - 2
An ecclesiastical diocese or territorial jurisdiction in certain Eastern European administrative contexts.
"The church boundaries closely mirrored the political borders of the surrounding oblast."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed into English in the 19th century directly from Russian 'oblast' (область), tracing back to Old Church Slavonic 'oblastĭ', meaning 'power, rule, or region'. Historically used to designate administrative territorial divisions in the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and subsequently modern post-Soviet states.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Oblast" is said worldwide
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oblast
Transliteration: oblast
"Cette entreprise est située dans l'oblast de Moscou."
Oblast
Transliteration: Oblast
"Die Region wurde als eine neue Oblast organisiert."
oblast
Transliteration: oblast
"L'oblast' di Leningrado confina con la Finlandia."
óblast
Transliteration: óblast
"El óblast de Kiev experimentó un gran crecimiento económico."
oblast
Transliteration: oblast
"O oblast é uma unidade administrativa importante no país."
ओब्लास्ट
Transliteration: oblast
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह क्षेत्र एक प्रमुख ओब्लास्ट के अंतर्गत आता है।"
州
Transliteration: zhōu
Script: 中文汉字
"莫斯科州是俄罗斯人口最多的州之一。"
주
Transliteration: ju
Script: 한국어 한글
"모스크바 주는 러시아의 행정 구역입니다."
州
Transliteration: shū
Script: 日本語
"そのオブラストには多くの歴史的な都市があります。"
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