n.
Pronunciation: ' v ə rst
Function: noun
Etymology: French verste & German Werst; both from Russian versta; akin to Latin vertere to turn
Date: 1555
: a Russian unit of distance equal to 0.6629 mile (1.067 kilometers)
n.
Pronunciation: ' v ə rst
Function: noun
Etymology: French verste & German Werst; both from Russian versta; akin to Latin vertere to turn
Date: 1555
: a Russian unit of distance equal to 0.6629 mile (1.067 kilometers)
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012