This is the 26th most frequent Ukrainian word.
області
"Oblastі" means "regions" or "provinces" in English.
Here, the word "області" is used as a noun in the plural form to refer to administrative divisions of Ukraine.
Україна має 24 області, кожна з яких має свій унікальний характер.
Ukraine has 24 regions, each of which has its unique character.
This usage demonstrates "області" as geographically smaller administrative parts of a country, focusing on specific location-related contexts.
Він проживає у одній з найменших областей країни.
He lives in one of the country's smallest regions.
In this example, "області" is used figuratively to mean a field or domain of knowledge or study, showing its versatility beyond geographic contexts.