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guberniya
[ goo-ber-nee-uh; Russian goo-byer-nyi-yuh ]
/ guˈbɛr ni ə; Russian guˈbyɛr nyɪ yə /
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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.
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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
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