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Siberia

[ sahy-beer-ee-uh ]

noun

  1. Russian ³§¾±²ú¾±°ùʾ. an extensive region in the Russian Federation in N Asia, extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific.
  2. any undesirable or isolated locale, job, etc., to which one is assigned as punishment, a mark of disfavor, or the like.


Siberia

/ ²õ²¹ÉªËˆ²úɪə°ùɪə /

noun

  1. a vast region of Russia and N Kazakhstan: extends from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific and from the Arctic Ocean to the borders with China and Mongolia; colonized after the building of the Trans-Siberian Railway. Area: 13 807 037 sq km (5 330 896 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Siberia

  1. Region of Russia stretching from north-central to northeastern Asia .
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Notes

As a consequence of Siberia's harsh conditions and its historical function as a place of punishment, to be “sent to Siberia†has become a metaphor for demotion, disgrace, or other forms of status diminution.
Known for its vast space, long and severely cold winters, and few inhabitants widely scattered in small settlements, Siberia has been for many centuries a place of political and criminal exile for Russians who anger the government's authorities.
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³§¾±Â·²ú±ð۾±Â·²¹²Ô adjective noun
  • trans-³§¾±Â·²ú±ð۾±Â·²¹²Ô adjective
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That means it could reach not only Moscow, but even locations in Siberia.

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He also suggested that Russia and the US could collaborate on aluminium production in Krasnoyarsk, in Siberia, where one Russian aluminium maker, Rusal, has its largest smelters.

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That's the same size of asteroid that exploded over Siberia in 1908 injuring people and damaging buildings over 200 square miles.

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Vishnevsky became fascinated by fly agaric through the accounts of explorers in the 17th and 18th centuries witnessing mushroom rituals and shamanism in Siberia.

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Last fall, they recruited North Korean troops into their ranks, alongside the convicts, mercenaries and poor kids from Siberia who make up the rest of its remaining army.

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