уе́зд

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nounmasculineinanimatecountable

1.
uyezd, district, countyhistory
Наш го́род был це́нтром уе́зда.
Our town was the centre of the district.
Historical: in pre-revolutionary Russia and in the USSR before the redistricting of 1924-29 an administrative-territorial unit forming part of a province (губерния).

Examples

В уезде тогда было всего три школы.
At that time, there were only three schools in the district.
Ямской тракт вёл через весь уезд.
The postal road led across the entire district.
Местный исправник следил за порядком в уезде.
The local district police chief kept order in the district.
Мой прадед родился в маленьком уезде.
My great-grandfather was born in a small district.
Губерния делилась на несколько уездов
The governorate was divided into several districts.
Раньше в уезде служил становой чиновник.
In the old days, a district police official served in the county.
Он служил врачом в соседнем уезде.
He worked as a doctor in a neighboring district.