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Sloboda , was a kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. The name is derived from the early Slavic word for " freedom" and may be vaguely translated as "free settlement". In modern Russia, the term is used to denote a type of a rural locality and is used in Kursk, Lipetsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Tula, and Voronezh Oblasts.
Sloboda was a type of settlement in Belarus, Russia, Ukraine and other Slavic states.
Sloboda, Svoboda or similar means freedom or liberty in the Slavic languages and may also refer to:
- Sloboda (surname)
- FK Sloboda Tuzla, a football club in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- FK Sloboda Užice
- FK Sloboda Novi Grad
- Sloboda Ukraine, a historical region of Ukraine
- Sloboda Čačak, a Serbian defense manufacture company
- Sloboda (rural locality), name of several rural localities in Russia
- Słoboda, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland
- Słoboda, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland
- Sloboda-Komarivtsi, Ukraine
Sloboda is a Slovak surname. In Slavic languages the primary meaning of the word is "freedom", "liberty". The cognate surnames from other languages include Svoboda and Swoboda.
The surname may refer to:
- Anton Sloboda, Slovak footballer
- John Sloboda, British cognitive psychologist
- Karol Sloboda, Slovak professional ice hockey player
- Martin Sloboda, Slovak professional ice hockey player
- Radoslav Sloboda, Slovak professional ice hockey player
- Radovan Sloboda, Slovak professional ice hockey player
- Roman Sloboda, Slovak footballer
- Rudolf Sloboda (1938–1995), Slovak author
Sloboda is the name of several rural localities in Russia.