Sloboda

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Slovak.
Noun
  1. 1
    A kind of settlement, village, or suburb in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian слобода́ (slobodá), which is related to a common Slavic word for “freedom”, in reference to such settlements' initial freedom from taxes and forced labor duties.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Slovak Sloboda.

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