Jewish Autonomous Oblast

geographical name \yi-ˈvrā-skə-yə\

Definition of JEWISH AUTONOMOUS OBLAST

autonomous oblast E Russia in Asia, bordering on the Amur ∗ Birobidzhan area 13,900 square miles (36,001 square kilometers)

Jewish Autonomous Oblast or Ye·vrey·ska·ya \yi-ˈvrā-skə-yə\

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