околия

Bulgarian

Etymology

From о́коло (ókolo, “around”) (adverb) +‎ -ия (-ija).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [oˈkɔlijɐ]

Noun

око́лия • (okólija) f

  1. (historical) administrative unit (consisting of several municipalities)
    Synonym: о́бласт (óblast)

Declension
Declension of око́лия
singular plural
indefinite око́лия
okólija		 око́лии
okólii
definite око́лията
okólijata		 око́лиите
okóliite

References
  • “околия”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “околия”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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