Bulgarian

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икономически области на България

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *obolstь. By surface analysis, об- (ob-) +‎ власт (vlast, authority).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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о́бласт (óblastf (relational adjective о́бластен)

  1. district, region, zone
  2. province (administrative division)
  3. (figurative) area, field, scope

Declension

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References

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  • област”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • област”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

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административни области на Македонија

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *obolstь.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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област (oblastf (plural области, relational adjective областен)

  1. district, region, area
  2. field (figurative)

Declension

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Declension of област
singular plural
indefinite област (oblast) области (oblasti)
definite unspecified областа (oblasta) областите (oblastite)
definite proximal областиве (oblastive)
definite distal областине (oblastine)
vocative област (oblast) области (oblasti)

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  • област” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *obolstь.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ôblaːst/
  • Hyphenation: о‧бласт

Noun

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о̏бла̄ст f (Latin spelling ȍblāst)

  1. district, region
  2. area, zone
  3. province

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