zemstvo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Russian district or provincial council, or elective local-governmental administrative division, founded in 1864 by Tsar Alexander the Liberator.

Pronunciation

zĕmsʹtvo /ˈzɛmstvəʊ/

Word forms

zemstvo zemstvos zemstva zempstwo zemstwo

Etymology

From Russian зе́мство (zémstvo), from земля́ (zemljá, “land, country”).

Derived words

zemstvoist
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