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oblast

noun
ob·​last | \ ˈä-ˌblast How to pronounce oblast (audio) , ˈȯ-, -bləst How to pronounce oblast (audio) \
plural oblasts also oblasti\ ˈä-​ˌbla-​stē How to pronounce oblasti (audio) , ˈȯ-​ , -​blə-​ \

Definition of oblast

: a political subdivision of Imperial Russia or a republic of the U.S.S.R. or of the Russian Federation

Examples of oblast in a Sentence

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 Today, the Donbas war is among the worst humanitarian crises in the world, with frequent attacks occurring from both sides across the oblasts (provinces) of Donetsk and Luhansk. — Cynthia Buckley, Washington Post, "The war in Ukraine is more devastating than you know," 9 Apr. 2018

First Known Use of oblast

1844, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for oblast

Russian oblast'

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