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sloboda

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from Slovak.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A kind of settlement, village, or suburb in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Slovak Sloboda.

Borrowed from Russian слобода́ (slobodá), which is related to a common Slavic word for “freedom”, in reference to such settlements' initial freedom from taxes and forced labor duties.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: слабада́ (slabadá) — a kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
  • Estonian: slobodaa — a kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
  • Finnish: sloboda — a kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
  • French: sloboda — a kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
  • German: Sloboda — a kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
  • Japanese: スロボダ (suroboda) — a kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
  • Korean: 슬로보다 (seulloboda) — a kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
  • Latvian: sloboda — a kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
  • Lithuanian: sloboda — a kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
  • Polish: słoboda — a kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
  • Russian: слобода́ (slobodá) — a kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
  • Tatar: бистә (bistä) — a kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
  • Ukrainian: слобода́ (slobodá) — a kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine