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zemstvo

/ˈzɛmstvəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
zem-st-vo
IPA
/ˈzɛmstvəʊ/
21
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Russian district or provincial council, or elective local-governmental administrative division, founded in 1864 by Tsar Alexander the Liberator.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Russian зе́мство (zémstvo), from земля́ (zemljá, “land, country”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: зе́мство

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈzɛmstvəʊ/

Inflected Forms

zemstvos (plural) zemstva (plural) zempstwo (alternative) zemstwo (alternative)

Derived Forms

zemstvoist

Questions

How do you pronounce zemstvo?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzɛmstvəʊ/.
What does zemstvo mean?
A Russian district or provincial council, or elective local-governmental administrative division, founded in 1864 by Tsar Alexander the Liberator.
Where does zemstvo come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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