Oblast
German, noun/ˈɔ.blast/
Oblast is spelled O-B-L-A-S-T (6 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 96,776th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Oblast is a German masculine noun meaning “oblast (administrative unit in a Slavic country)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verwaltungsgebiet in Bulgarien, Kirgisistan, Russland, der Ukraine und Weißrussland sowie früher im…”.
What does Oblast mean in English?
noun
- 1
oblast (administrative unit in a Slavic country)
noun
- 1
masculinefreight, especially wood, on a raft
noun
- 1
feminineobsoletea burden, tax, obligation imposed on someone
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verwaltungsgebiet in Bulgarien, Kirgisistan, Russland, der Ukraine und Weißrussland sowie früher im Russischen Reich, in der Sowjetunion und von 1922 bis 1929 in Jugoslawien
noun: 1. zusätzliches Frachtgut auf Flößen 2. eine Sache, die verbindlich für jemanden ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Oblast
- Oblaste plural
- Oblasten plural
- Oblastes genitive
- Oblasts genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Oblast?
- /ˈɔ.blast/
- /ˈɔp.last/
- /ˈoː.blast/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Oblast
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Oblast in German?
Oblast appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).