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Oblast
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oblast óblast oblasť
German
de:
Etymology 1
de :bor ru:область
de ru область.
Pronunciation
de /ˈɔ.blast/ /ˈɔp.last/ /ˈoː.blast/
de De-Oblast.ogg
Noun
f,e:en or m,(e)s,e:s
oblast administrative unit in a Slavic country
Declension
f,e:en
m,(e)s,e:s
See also
de Woiwodschaft
Etymology 2
From de ob- Last, which was formerly also construed as masculine.
Pronunciation
de /ˈɔp.last/ /ˈoːp.last/
Noun
m,(e)s.sg
freight, especially wood, on a raft
Noun
f
de obsolete a burden, tax, obligation imposed on someone
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