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oblasti

o·blast
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ob-last, -lahst; Russian aw-bluh st]
    • /ˈɒb læst, -lɑst; Russian ˈɔ bləst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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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