oblast
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ob·last
noun \ˈä-ˌblast, ˈȯ-, -bləst\ plural oblasts also ob·las·ti \-ˌblas-tē, -bləs-\
Definition of OBLAST
: a political subdivision of Imperial Russia or a republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or of the Russian Federation
Origin of OBLAST
Russian oblast'
First Known Use: circa 1886
Rhymes with OBLAST
aghast, at last, avast, bedfast, Belfast, bombast, broadcast, bypast, contrast, dicast, dismast, downcast, dynast, fantast, flypast, forecast, foremast, forepassed, full blast, gymnast, half-caste, half-mast, handfast, holdfast, lightfast, mainmast, makefast, march-past, miscast, newscast, offcast, outcast, outcaste, precast, recast, repast, roughcast, sandblast, sand-cast, shamefast, sportscast, topmast, trade-last, typecast, upcast, webcast, windblast
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