oblast
[ ob-last, -lahst; Russian aw-bluh st ]
/ ˈɒb læst, -lɑst; Russian ˈɔ bləst /
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.
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,
obligate aerobe,
obligate anaerobe
British Dictionary definitions for oblasti
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