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ob·last (äb′last)

noun

an administrative subdivision, or region, of a republic in the U.S.S.R.

Etymology: Russ oblast'

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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