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o·blast

 (ô′bləst, ô′bläst′)
n.
An administrative territorial division within Russia and other former Soviet republics, including Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan.

[Russian oblast', from Old Church Slavonic oblastĭ : ob, on; see epi in Indo-European roots + vlastĭ, power; see wal- in Indo-European roots.]
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oblast

(ˈɒblɑːst)
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an administrative division of the constituent republics of Russia
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an administrative and territorial division in some republics of the former Soviet Union
[from Russian, from Old Slavonic, vlast government]
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o•blast

(ˈɒb læst, -lɑst)

n., pl. o•blasts, o•bla•sti (ˈɒb lə sti)
(in Russia and the Soviet Union) an administrative division corresponding to an autonomous province.
[1885–90; < Russian óblast', Old Russian oblastĭ=ob- against, on + vlastĭ authority, power; see volost]
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Representatives of 7 oblasts and two cities will take part in the games.
The local council elections will take place on March 4 in Batken, Jala-Abad, Naryn, Issyk-Kul, Chuy oblasts and Osh city of Kyrgyzstan.
To conduct this study two regions/oblasts were chosen by us: Karagandinskaya and South Kazakhstan oblasts. 2 anti-TB institutions in Karagandinskaya oblast and 1 institution in South Kazakhstan oblast comprise 1350 (57.7%) TB beds equipped for national penitentiary system in the country.
In Bishkek 10 citizens voted early, 1 in Batken, Jalal-Abad, Issyk-Kul, Naryn oblasts each, 10 in Osh oblast, 63 in Chui oblast, including 62 citizens in Sokuluk.
16 citizens voted ahead of the elections in the town of Tokmok, 8 in Bishkek, 1 in Batken, Jalal-Abad and Issyk-Kul oblasts each, 6 in Osh oblast, 22 in Chui oblast.
Most part of meetings were held in Bishkek - 503, 67 in Chui oblast, 71 in Osh oblast, 128 in Jalal-Abad, 54 in Issyk-Kul, 52 in Talas and 51 in Naryn oblasts.
Collective Security Treaty Organization Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha visited Osh city, Osh and Batken oblasts on March 13-14.Bordyuzha met with law enforcement chiefs of Osh oblast behind the closed doors to discuss the current security situation and use of CSTO forces.