sloboda

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noun

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

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Meanings

sloboda1

nounsloboda (plural slobodas or slobody)

plural slobodas · plural slobody

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

Sloboda2

proper nounSloboda (plural Slobodas)

plural Slobodas

  1. A surname from Slovak.

Origin

sloboda · noun

  1. Russianслобода́
  2. Englishsloboda

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.

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Sloboda · proper noun

  1. SlovakSloboda
  2. EnglishSloboda

Borrowed from Slovak Sloboda.

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Translations

Estonian slobodaa
  • slobodaaa kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
Finnish sloboda
  • slobodaa kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
French sloboda
  • slobodaa kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
German Sloboda
  • Slobodaa kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
Japanese スロボダ
  • スロボダ (suroboda)a kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
Korean 슬로보다
  • 슬로보다 (seulloboda)a kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
Latvian sloboda
  • slobodaa kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
Lithuanian sloboda
  • slobodaa kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
Polish słoboda
  • słobodaa kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
Russian слобода́
  • слобода́ (slobodá)a kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
Ukrainian слобода́
  • слобода́ (slobodá)a kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
Cite this entry
APA

sloboda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sloboda

MLA

“sloboda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sloboda. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sloboda,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sloboda.

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