Meanings
nounpowiat (plural powiats)
plural powiats
- The second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂pó
- Proto-Balto-Slavic*pa
- Proto-Slavic*po
- Proto-Slavic*po-
- Proto-Indo-European*weyt-
- Proto-Balto-Slavic*waitas
- Proto-Slavic*větъ
- Proto-Slavic*větiti
- Proto-Slavic*povětitideverb.
- Proto-Slavic*povětъ
- Old Polishpowiat
- Polishpowiat
- Englishpowiat
Borrowed from Polish powiat.
More words from Polish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish powiat
- powiatTranslations
Russian по́вет, по́вят
- по́вет (póvet)Translations
- по́вят (póvjat)Translations
Ukrainian пові́т
- пові́т (povít)Translations
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APA
powiat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powiat
MLA
“powiat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powiat. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “powiat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powiat.
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