Dictionary
gu•ber•ni•ya
Pronunciation: (gOO-ber'nē-u; Russ. gOO-byer'nyi-yu), [key]—
n.
1. (in the Soviet Union) an administrative division of the volosts, smaller than a district.
2. (in Russia before 1917) an administrative division equivalent to the province.
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