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zemstvo
zem·stvo [ zém stvō ] (plural zem·stvos)


noun 
Definition:
 
Russian local assembly: an elected provincial legislature that existed in Russia between 1864 and 1917
[Mid-19th century. < Russian< obsolete zem "land"]
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