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

zemstvo Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

statistic: Zemstvo Statistics for Perm Gubernia Data concerning the farms of the different groups.

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