guberniya
[ goo-ber-nee-uh; Russian goo-byer-nyi-yuh ]
/ guˈbɛr ni ə; Russian guˈbyɛr nyɪ yə /
noun
(in the Soviet Union) an administrative division of the volosts, smaller than a district.
(in Russia before 1917) an administrative division equivalent to the province.
Words nearby guberniya
gubbins,
gubernaculum,
gubernaculum dentis,
gubernaculum testis,
gubernatorial,
guberniya,
guck,
guddle,
gude,
gudea,
gudgeon
British Dictionary definitions for guberniya
guberniya
/ Russian (ɡuˈbjɛrnɪjə) /
noun
a territorial division of imperial Russia
a territorial and administrative subdivision in the former Soviet Union
Word Origin for guberniya
from Russian: government, ultimately from Latin
gubernāre to
govern