First Known Use: circa 1886
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oblast
noun ob·last \ˈä-ˌblast, ˈȯ-, -bləst\
plural oblasts also ob·las·ti \-ˌblas-tē, -bləs-\
Definition of OBLAST
: a political subdivision of Imperial Russia or a republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or of the Russian Federation
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Origin of OBLAST
Russian oblast'
Rhymes with OBLAST
aghast, at last, avast, bedfast, Belfast, bombast, broadcast, bypast, contrast, dicast, dismast, downcast, dynast, fantast, flypast, forecast, foremast, forepassed, full blast, gymnast, half-caste, half-mast, handfast, holdfast, lightfast, mainmast, makefast, march-past, miscast, newscast, offcast, outcast, outcaste, precast, recast, repast, roughcast, sandblast, sand-cast, shamefast, sportscast, topmast, trade-last, typecast, upcast, webcast, windblast
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