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volia

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian во́ля (vólja) or Ukrainian во́ля (vólja).

Noun

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volia (uncountable)

  1. (in Russian contexts) freedom; lack of restraint or constriction.
    • 1995, Daniel Rancour-Laferriere, The Slave Soul of Russia, page 198:
      The new restrictions being placed on the bride added up to a loss of her former “volia”.
    • 1996, Orlando Figes, A People's Tragedy, Folio Society, published 2013, page 115:
      The educated classes had always feared that a peasant volia would soon degenerate into anarchic licence and violent revenge against figures of authority.
    • 2001, Geoffrey Hosking, Russia and the Russians, page 229:
      Their integration into the imperial army was causing concern and resentment among the rank and file, who feared losing their volia and their participatory institutions.
  2. (in Ukrainian contexts) liberty; independence, the right of individuals to choose their own goals.
    • 2023, What is volia, the Ukrainian superpower, that keeps us going?:
      Volia, as longing for freedom – freedom of thoughts, beliefs, and acts – is what helped to form and preserve the Ukrainian nation.
    • 2024, Oksana Voytko, Volia — collective concept, most often translated as Freedom:
      The history of Ukrainian resistance stands as a vivid example of the expression of volia.

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Verb

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volia

  1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of voler

Fijian

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Verb

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volia

  1. to buy, to purchase
  2. to redeem, to ransom
  3. to compensate