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Siberia

Siberia

See also: siberià, Sibéria, and Sibèria

English

Geographic Russian Siberia in light red, political Siberian Federal District in dark red

Proper noun

Siberia

  1. The region of Russia in Asia, stretching from the Urals to the Pacific Ocean.

Derived terms


Translations

Noun

Siberia ‎(plural Siberias) (also siberia)

  1. (figuratively) a cold, inhospitable place or place of exile

Latin

Proper noun

Siberia f ‎(genitive Siberiae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) Siberia

Inflection

First declension, with locative.

Case Singular
nominative Siberia
genitive Siberiae
dative Siberiae
accusative Siberiam
ablative Siberiā
vocative Siberia
locative Siberiae

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [siˈbe.ri.a]

Proper noun

Siberia f

  1. Siberia

Declension

gender f uncountable
Nom/Acc Siberia
Gen/Dat Siberiei

Derived terms

Spanish

Proper noun

Siberia f

  1. Siberia (region of Russia)

Etymology

Adopted in the 17th century, from Russian Сиби́рь ‎(Sibírʹ). In origin the Tatar name of a 14th-century fortress at Qashliq (Tobolsk) which became the capital of the 16th-century Khanate of Sibir, in 16th century Russian usage extended to the entire area of what is now Tyumen Oblast, and with the ongoing Russian conquest of Siberia by the 19th century to the larger area of Russia's Asian territories beyond the Ob River.

The figurative sense in English arises in the 19th century (attested in 1841 according to OED).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): saɪˈbɪərɪə
  • Rhymes: -ɪəriə

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