verst
pronunciation
How to pronounce verst in British English:
UK [vɜ:st]
How to pronounce verst in American English:
US [vɜst]
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- Noun:
- a Russian unit of length (067 km)
Word Origin
- verst (n.)
- Russian unit of distance measure equal to about two-thirds of a mile, 1550s, from Russian versta, related to Old Church Slavonic vrusta "stadium," vruteti (Russian vertet) "to turn" (see versus).