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  • Although named in honor of smaller non-Russian ethnicities, the autonomous okrugs had no additional rights and were subordinate to both the federal government and the surrounding kray.

    The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

  • Although named in honor of smaller non-Russian ethnicities, the autonomous okrugs had no additional rights and were subordinate to both the federal government and the surrounding kray.

    The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

  • Although named in honor of smaller non-Russian ethnicities, the autonomous okrugs had no additional rights and were subordinate to both the federal government and the surrounding kray.

    The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

  • Although named in honor of smaller non-Russian ethnicities, the autonomous okrugs had no additional rights and were subordinate to both the federal government and the surrounding kray.

    The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

  • Gubernator is "governor," typically of an oblast' or kray, i.e., region-members of the Russian Federation.

    languagehat.com: MER/GUBERNATOR. 2004

  • So, we are The Fighting Okra and we have t-shirts that say, "I'm O-kray, You're O-kray."

    Oral History Interview with Julia Virginia Jones, October 6, 1997. Interview J-0072. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) 1997

  • Yaroslavl '; 6 krays (krayev, singular - kray); Altay (Barnaul),

    The 1994 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Yaroslavl '; 6 krays (krayev, singular - kray); Altay (Barnaul),

    The 1995 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Alekseyeva says that she is somewhat cheered by the appointment of Aleksandr Khloponin as head of the new North Caucasus Federal District because he showed himself while governor of Krasnoyarsk kray "a good crisis manager."

    La Russophobe larussophobe 2010

  • This is a one of the most popular rock group in the south of Russia (Krasnodarsky kray).

    WN.com - Articles related to Vladimir Putin Nominated for Hip Hop Award 2010

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  • slang - version of cray meaning crazy

    spotted kray kray in a discussion.

    not sure what the russian examples of this word mean.

    August 5, 2017

  • In transcription from Russian - a certain kind of territory - also krai.

    August 6, 2017