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- Russian · derived fromзе́мство
- English todayzemstvo
From Russian зе́мство (zémstvo), from земля́ (zemljá, “land, country”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
zemstvo
Today it means: A Russian district or provincial council, or elective local-governmental administrative division, founded in 1864 by Tsar Alexander the Liberator. Full definition →
Russian зе́мство