English Explanatory Dictionary

volost

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional administrative subdivision in Eastern Europe.

Word forms

volost volosts volosti vollost

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian во́лость (vólostʹ) and Ukrainian во́лость (vólostʹ), from Old East Slavic волость (volostĭ).

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