guberniya

[ goo-ber-nee-uh; Russian goo-byer-nyi-yuh ]

noun

1. (in the Soviet Union) an administrative division of the volosts, smaller than a district.
2. (in Russia before 1917) an administrative division equivalent to the province.

guberniya

/ ɡuˈbjɛrnɪjə /

noun

1. a territorial division of imperial Russia
2. a territorial and administrative subdivision in the former Soviet Union

Word History and Origins

Origin of guberniya¹

From Russian gubérniya, probably derivative of gubernátor “governor” (from Polish, from Latin ), by analogy with imperátor “emperor,” impériya; “empire”; governor, emperor, empire

Word History and Origins

Origin of guberniya¹

from Russian: government, ultimately from Latin gubernāre to govern

Example Sentences

Alexandra Teplyakova, a journalist who recently resigned from popular independent local television station Guberniya, said local reporters were also under pressure.

From Washington Post

Her former colleagues at Guberniya TV told her that after the first protest on July 11, their boss warned them they could not air footage of the march or everyone would lose their jobs.

From Washington Post

Alexandra Teplyakova, a journalist who recently resigned from popular independent local television station Guberniya, said local reporters were also under pressure.

From Seattle Times

Her former colleagues at Guberniya TV told her that after the first protest on July 11, their boss warned them they could not air footage of the march or everyone would lose their jobs.

From Seattle Times

The other “foreign agents” to receive Kremlin funding were the NGO Development Center, which assists nongovernmental organizations throughout Russia, and the Samarnaya Guberniya fund, a charity that helps vulnerable people, including senior citizens, in central Russia.

From Washington Times