Noun
guberniya (plural guberniyas)
(historical) A major administrative subdivision of the Russian Empire; a governorate or province.
Another great great-uncle Joseph Samuel Harrison (b 1841) married Lena Sax. Their son David (b 1890, Kovno Guberniya, Lithuania). Source: Internet
They set out to form Extraordinary Commissions not only at Oblast and Guberniya levels, but also at the large Uyezd Soviets. Source: Internet