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volost

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A traditional administrative subdivision in Eastern Europe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Examples

  • Coordinate term: raion (modern Russia)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: во́ласць (vólascʹ) — a traditional administrative subdivision
  • Belarusian: во́ласьць (vólasʹcʹ) — a traditional administrative subdivision
  • Bulgarian: во́лост (vólost) — a traditional administrative subdivision
  • Chuvash: вулӑс (vulăs) — a traditional administrative subdivision
  • Czech: volosť — a traditional administrative subdivision
  • French: volost — a traditional administrative subdivision
  • German: Wolost — a traditional administrative subdivision
  • Kazakh: болыс (bolys) — a traditional administrative subdivision
  • Kyrgyz: болуш (boluş) — a traditional administrative subdivision
  • Lithuanian: valsčius — a traditional administrative subdivision
  • Church Slavic: власть (vlastĭ) — a traditional administrative subdivision
  • Old East Slavic: волость (volostĭ) — a traditional administrative subdivision
  • Polish: wołost — a traditional administrative subdivision
  • Polish: włość — a traditional administrative subdivision
  • Russian: во́лость (vólostʹ) — a traditional administrative subdivision
  • Slovene: volost — a traditional administrative subdivision
  • Ukrainian: во́лость (vólostʹ) — a traditional administrative subdivision
  • Uzbek: volost — a traditional administrative subdivision
  • Uzbek: boʻlis — a traditional administrative subdivision
  • Yakut: буолас (buolas) — a traditional administrative subdivision