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sloboda

sloboda noun: a kind of settlement, village, or suburb in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.

sloboda: a kind of settlement, village, or suburb in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
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Noun

sloboda (plural slobodas or slobody)

  1. A kind of settlement, village, or suburb in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.

Proper noun capitalized: Sloboda

Sloboda (plural Slobodas)

  1. A surname from Slovak.

Forms of sloboda

Noun
pluralslobodas
pluralslobody
Proper noun
pluralSlobodas

Origin of sloboda

Borrowed from Russian слобода́ (slobodá), which is related to a common Slavic word for “freedom”, in reference to such settlements' initial freedom from taxes and forced labor duties.

Borrowed from Slovak Sloboda.

Questions about sloboda

What does sloboda mean?
Sloboda means a kind of settlement, village, or suburb in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.
What part of speech is sloboda?
Sloboda can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of sloboda?
The plural of sloboda is slobodas.

Words near sloboda in the dictionary

  1. slobettes
  2. slobgollion
  3. slobification
  4. slobland
  5. sloblands
  6. sloboda
  7. slobodas
  8. Slobodian
  9. Slobodians
  10. slobody
  11. Slobovia

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