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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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