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{{For|the municipality in Croatia|Okrug, Croatia}}
An '''''okrug'''{{efn|{{lang-bg|окръг|okrag}}, {{IPA-bg|ˈɔkrɐk|pron}}; {{lang-ru|о́круг|ókrug}}; {{lang-sr|округ|okrug}}, {{IPA-sr|ôkruːɡ|pron}}; {{lang-uk|о́круг|о́kruh}}; {{lang-be|акруга|akruha}}; {{lang-pl|[[okręg]]}}; {{lang-ab|оқрҿс}}; {{lang-mhr|йырвел}}, {{small|[[Romanization|romanized]]:}} {{transl|mhr|jyrvel}}}}'' is a type of [[administrative division]] in some [[
Etymologically, ''okrug'' literally means '[[Circuit (administrative division)|circuit]]', derived from Proto-Slavic {{Lang|sla-x-proto|*okrǫgъ}}, in turn from {{Lang|sla-x-proto|*ob-}} "around" + {{Lang|sla-x-proto|*krǫgъ}} "circle". In meaning, the word is similar to the [[German language|German]] term ''[[Bezirk]]'' or ''[[Kreis]]'' ('[[district]]') and the French word ''[[arrondissement]]''; all of which refer to something "encircled" or "surrounded".
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