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oblast
[ ob-last, -lahst; Russian aw-bluhst ]
/ ˈɒb læst, -lɑst; Russian ˈɔ bləst /
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noun, plural o·blasts, Russian o·bla·sti [aw-bluh-styee]. /ˈɔ blə styi/.
(in Russia and the Soviet Union) an administrative division corresponding to an autonomous province.
region; province.
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Origin of oblast
1885–90; <Russian óblast',Old Russian oblastĭ, equivalent to ob- against, on + vlastĭ authority, power; see volost
Words nearby oblast
objet trouvé, objure, objurgate, obl., oblanceolate, oblast, oblate, oblation, obligate, obligated, obligation
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How to use oblast in a sentence
But the problem is, precisely, that there are no authorities who really control the situation in Donetsk Oblast just now.
British Dictionary definitions for oblast
oblast
/ (ˈɒblɑːst) /
noun
an administrative division of the constituent republics of Russia
an administrative and territorial division in some republics of the former Soviet Union
Word Origin for oblast
from Russian, from Old Slavonic, vlast government
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