oblast

Meaning

A region or province in Slavic or Slavic-influenced countries.

Synonyms

provincial

regional

province

region

Translations

oblast

Oblast

oblast'

oblast

oblast

oblast

óblast

óblast

ilçe

أُوبْلَاسْت

oblast

óblast

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɒblæst/

Etymology

From a Slavic language, probably Russian о́бласть (óblastʹ, “region, province”), borrowed from Old Church Slavonic область (oblastĭ), from Proto-Slavic *obolstь, from earlier *obvolstь, *obvoldtь, a compound of *o(b)- (“over”) + *volstь (“rule, power, authority”), thus originally probably meaning "a region ruled over". Compare Proto-Slavic *obvoldati (“to rule”).

Sentences

Before , the country was divided into just nine units , also called " oblast ".