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oblast
o·blast [ ó blàst, ṓ blàst ] (plural o·blasts)


noun 
Definition:
 
subdivision of former Soviet republic: a subdivision of a republic of the former Soviet Union
[Late 19th century. < Russian óblast "authority on" < vlast "authority, power"]
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