Meaning of gubernia | Babel Free
Definitions
Noun. [B2]
Examples
“Soviet Russian troops entered Kharkiv on 7 (20) December 1917; on 12 December they also attacked from the north across Chernihiv gubernia. By mid-February 1918, the gubernii of Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Poltava and Katerynoslav were under complete⟳ Bolshevik control⟳; […]”
“In the gubernii, governors served as the highest administrative authority and together with their executive organs supervised the work⟳ of provincial-level departments.”
“Even before the administrative reform⟳ (1775), new gubernii were being created as territories were added or consolidated on the borderlands. Activity was prodigious in 1764. Siberia’s sole, huge gubernia at Tobolsk was divided to create⟳ a gubernia at Irkutsk.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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