gubernia
gubernia is the alternative form of guberniya.
gubernia is the plural of gubernium.
Meaning of guberniya
Noun
guberniya (plural guberniyas or gubernii)
- A major administrative subdivision of the Russian Empire; a governorate or province.
- Milyukov’s density figure for the southeastern portion of Peter’s realm, referred to in his text as “the Kazan’ and Astrakhan’ gubernii” of that time, appears to be erroneous. It corresponds to the enumerated number of males in these two old gubernii, but the Nizhegorod Guberniya had been formed...1946, Frank Lorimer, “Appendix I: Notes on Estimation of the Growth and Distribution of Russian Population, 1724-1897”, in The Population of the Soviet Union: History and Prospects (Economic...
- Synonyms:
- gubernium
Meaning of gubernium
Noun
gubernium (plural gubernia or guberniums)
- Synonym of guberniya.
- In the western guberniums, such as Wilna, Podolia, Minsk, &c., &c., 2,889 landed proprietors were condemned, some to death, some to perpetual banishment or hard labour, and in every instance with total loss of all property, real and personal.1863 January, E. S., “Preface”, in Rufin Piotrowski, translated by E. S., My Escape from Siberia, London: Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, […]; and […] New York, page xii
- Synonyms:
- guberniya
Forms of gubernia
| plural | gubernias |
|---|---|
| plural | gubernii |
Origin of gubernia
From Latin gubernia.
Questions about gubernia
- What is gubernia the alternative form of?
- Gubernia is the alternative form of guberniya.
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