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verst

  [vurst, verst]
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–noun
a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 mile or 1.067 kilometers.
Also, verste, werste.

Origin:
1545–55; < F verste or G Werst < Russ verstá; ORuss vĭrsta age, agemate, pair, measure of length, c. Czech vrstva, Pol warstwa layer, Serbo-Croatian vŕsta sort, kind, OCS vrĭsta age, time of life < Slavic *vĭrsta lit., turn, bend, akin to *vert- turn (v. base), L vertere to turn (see convert, verse )
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verst   (vûrst)   
n.  A Russian measure of linear distance equivalent to about two thirds of a mile.

[French verste or German Werst, both from Russian versta; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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verst 
1555, Rus. unit of distance measure equal to about two-thirds of a mile, from Fus. versta, related to O.C.S. vrusta "stadium," vruteti (Rus. vertet) "to turn" (see versus).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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