No. 472 in Estonian

vallas

"In the parish" or "under municipal jurisdiction."

In a sentence

Ta töötab hariduse vallas.
He works in the field of education.
The word 'vallas' is used here to mean 'field' or 'area', referring to a domain of knowledge or activity.
See kinnisvara asub Tartu vallas.
This property is located in the Tartu municipality.
In this sentence, 'vallas' refers to an administrative region or municipality.
Tema looming on erakordne kunstivallas.
His creativity is exceptional in the domain of art.
Here, 'vallas' is used in the sense of a 'realm' or 'domain' related to art.

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