guberniya
guberniya noun: a major administrative subdivision of the Russian Empire; a governorate or province.
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...
- In the 1896–1900 period fertility and mortality were still moderately high, although significantly lower than in the Russian gubernii, in Kovno Guberniya, which occupied much of present-day Lithuania.1976, Robert A[lan] Lewis, Richard H[ugh] Rowland, Ralph S[cott] Clem, “Population Growth by Nationality Grouping”, in Nationality and Population Change in Russia and the USSR: An Evaluation of...
- Synonyms:
- gubernium
guberniya meaning in Marathi, Arabic and Indonesian
guberniya in Marathi
- an administrative subdivision in the Russian empire
- गुबेर्निया guberniyā
guberniya in Arabic
- an administrative subdivision in the Russian empire
- غُوبِرْنِيَا ḡūbirniyā, غُوبِرْنِيَة ḡūbirniya
guberniya in Indonesian
- an administrative subdivision in the Russian empire
- kegubernuran, guberniya
Synonyms of guberniya
Forms of guberniya
| plural | guberniyas |
|---|---|
| plural | gubernii |
| alternative form | gubernia |
| alternative form | guberniia |
| alternative form | gubernya |
Origin of guberniya
From Russian губе́рния (gubérnija).
Questions about guberniya
- What does guberniya mean?
- Guberniya means a major administrative subdivision of the Russian Empire; a governorate or province.
- What is guberniya in Marathi?
- Guberniya in Marathi is गुबेर्निया (guberniyā). See Guberniya meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is guberniya?
- Guberniya is a noun.
- What is the plural of guberniya?
- The plural of guberniya is guberniyas.
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