Meanings
nounuyezd (plural uyezds or uyezdy)
plural uyezds · plural uyezdy · alternative uezd
- historicalAn administrative subdivision of Muscovy, the Russian Empire, and the early Russian SFSR, in use from the 13th century.
Origin
- Russianуе́зд
- Englishuyezd
From Russian уе́зд (ujézd).
More words from Russian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish ujesti, kihlakunta
- ujestian administrative subdivision
- kihlakuntaan administrative subdivision
French ouïezd
- ouïezdan administrative subdivision
German Ujesd
- Ujesdan administrative subdivision
Greek ουγέστ
- ουγέστ (ougést)an administrative subdivision
Japanese ウエズド
- ウエズド (uezudo)an administrative subdivision
Polish ujezd, ujazd
- ujezdan administrative subdivision
- ujazdan administrative subdivision
- powiatan administrative subdivision
Romanian uezd
- uezdan administrative subdivision
Russian уе́зд, пове́т
- уе́зд (ujézd)an administrative subdivision
- пове́т (povét)an administrative subdivision
Ukrainian пові́т
- пові́т (povít)an administrative subdivision
Yiddish אוּיעזד
- אוּיעזד (uyézd)an administrative subdivision
Cite this entry
APA
uyezd. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uyezd
MLA
“uyezd.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uyezd. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uyezd,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uyezd.
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