zemstva

Variant of zemstvo

zemstvo definition

zem·stvo (zemst′vō′)

noun pl. zemstvos zem′stvos′ (-vōz′) or zemstva zem′stva (-və)

a local administrative body in czarist Russia

Etymology: Russ < zemlya, earth < IE base *hthem- > homo

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.