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- [ob-last, -lahst; Russian aw-bluh st]
- /ˈɒb læst, -lɑst; Russian ˈɔ bləst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ob-last, -lahst; Russian aw-bluh st]
- /ˈɒb læst, -lɑst; Russian ˈɔ bləst/
Definitions of oblasti word
- noun plural oblasti (in Russia and the Soviet Union) an administrative division corresponding to an autonomous province. 1
- noun plural oblasti region; province. 1
- noun oblasti Plural form of oblast. 1
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Origin of oblasti
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90; < Russian óblast', Old Russian oblastĭ, equivalent to ob- against, on + vlastĭ authority, power; see volost
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Parts of speech for Oblasti
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
oblasti popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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