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autonomous okrug

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

In the Soviet Union and Russia, a territorial and administrative division of a krai or oblast, which grants a degree of administrative autonomy to an ethnic minority, usually located in large, remote areas with sparse populations.

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  • Armenian: ինքնավար օկրուգ (inkʻnavar ōkrug) — a territorial and administrative division — see also AO
  • Bulgarian: автоно́мен о́кръг (avtonómen ókrǎg) — a territorial and administrative division — see also AO
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自治區 /自治区 (zìzhìqū) — a territorial and administrative division — see also AO
  • Danish: autonome okrug — a territorial and administrative division — see also AO
  • Polish: okręg autonomiczny — a territorial and administrative division — see also AO
  • Russian: автоно́мный о́круг (avtonómnyj ókrug) — a territorial and administrative division — see also AO