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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