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oblast
[ob-last, -lahst, aw-bluhst]
noun
plural
oblasts ,plural
oblasti .(in Russia and the Soviet Union) an administrative division corresponding to an autonomous province.
region; province.
oblast
/ ˈɒɑː /
noun
an administrative division of the constituent republics of Russia
an administrative and territorial division in some republics of the former Soviet Union
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of oblast1
Example Sentences
Imagery provided by Planet Labs from this morning shows the entirety of Belaya airbase in Irkutsk Oblast, nearly 3,000km from the Ukrainian border.
Dramatic footage has emerged purportedly showing a drone attack at Belaya airbase in Irkutsk oblast, Siberia, thousands of miles from Ukraine.
In 2023, for example, most casualties occurred between January and March, when Russian forces attempted to capture the cities of Vuhledar and Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast.
The allegations about Chinese soldiers fighting for Russia follows Ukraine's capture of two injured North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk Oblast.
This is a reference to the Chelyabinsk meteor that entered Earth's atmosphere over Russia's Chelyabinsk Oblast in 2013.
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