Type Political Subdivision
Usage Russian
Scripts Чита(Russian)
Other Forms FormsШэтэ, Shete; Чит, Chit
Meaning & History
"birch mat" or "clay" or "dirt (on the shore), slate, coal" or "blue" or "black earth (coal slate), coal" or "dwelling" or "upper reaches" or possibly the short form of a diminutive of a diminutive of a name that means "conception" (possibly referring to "The Immaculate Conception")