guberniya
noun
gu·ber·ni·ya
\güˈbernē(y)ə\
variants: or
gubernia
\güˈbernē(y)ə\Definition of guberniya
-s
1 : a territorial subdivision of prerevolutionary Russia
2 : a former provincial soviet — compare oblast
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Origin and Etymology of guberniya
Russian guberniya government, guberniya, probably from Polish gubernja, from Latin gubernare to govern
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