noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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silʀăʹdə
silrădʹə
sēlräʹdə
/silˈradə/
/silˈɹadə/
/siːlˈɹɑːdə/
rhymes with -ædə
rhymes with -ɑːdə
1
noun
Meaning 1
A місце́ва ра́да (mistseva rada) centred in a village (село́) or, historically, a rural-type settlement (се́лище [сільсько́го ти́пу]); a Ukrainian selsoviet.
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noun
Meaning 2
A місце́ва ра́да (mistseva rada) centred in a village (село́) or, historically, a rural-type settlement (се́лище [сільсько́го ти́пу]); a Ukrainian selsoviet.
A Ukrainian collegial body charged with the administration of one or more rural inhabited localities and its or their associated territory; a Ukrainian rural council.
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A місце́ва ра́да (mistseva rada) centred in a village (село́) or, historically, a rural-type settlement (се́лище [сільсько́го ти́пу]); a Ukrainian selsoviet.
The municipal building in which a Ukrainian rural council holds its meetings and conducts its business; a Ukrainian village hall.
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noun
Meaning 4
A місце́ва ра́да (mistseva rada) centred in a village (село́) or, historically, a rural-type settlement (се́лище [сільсько́го ти́пу]); a Ukrainian selsoviet.
The administrative–territorial unit headed by such a Ukrainian rural council.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: historical outside the Crimea
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History
Etymology
From Ukrainian сільра́да (silʹráda), a clipped compound of сільська́ ра́да (silʹsʹká ráda), itself also borrowed into English as silska rada.
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