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oblast

[ ob-last, -lahst; Russian aw-bluhst ]

noun

, plural o·blasts, Russian o·bla·sti [aw, -bl, uh, -styee].
  1. (in Russia and the Soviet Union) an administrative division corresponding to an autonomous province.
  2. region; province.


oblast

/ ˈɒblɑːst /

noun

  1. an administrative division of the constituent republics of Russia
  2. an administrative and territorial division in some republics of the former Soviet Union
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of oblast1

1885–90; < Russian óblast', Old Russian oblastĭ, equivalent to ob- against, on + vlastĭ authority, power; volost
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Word History and Origins

Origin of oblast1

from Russian, from Old Slavonic, vlast government
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Example Sentences

But the problem is, precisely, that there are no authorities who really control the situation in Donetsk Oblast just now.

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