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Added 9 October 2026

volost

noun

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A traditional administrative subdivision in Eastern Europe.

Origin

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

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