zem|stvo

zem|stvo
zem|stvo «ZEHM stvoh», noun, plural -stvos.
a local elective assembly in Russia before the Revolution, which managed the affairs of a district.
╂[< Russian zemstvo (originally) rural population, rural officials < zem', variant of zemlya land]

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  • zemstvo — zem•stvo [[t]ˈzɛmst voʊ[/t]] n. pl. stvos why one of a system of elected local assemblies in Russia from 1864 to 1917 • Etymology: 1860–65; < Russ zémstvo, der. of zemlyá land, earth; see humus …   From formal English to slang

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