Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From заси́ли́ти (zasýlýty, to thread; to noose, to tie up) +‎ -ля (-lja). Compare Russian заси́лье (zasílʹje), Belarusian засі́лле (zasíllje).

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Noun edit

заси́лля (zasýlljan inan (genitive заси́лля, uncountable)

  1. dominance, prevalence (ascendancy, preponderance or supremacy, usually producing harmful effects)
    Synonyms: перева́га f (pereváha), переважа́ння n (perevažánnja)

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