Siberia
English
editEtymology
editAdopted 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
edit- (UK) IPA(key): [saɪˈbɪə̯.ɹi.ə]
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): [saɪˈbɪɹiə]
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: Si‧be‧ria
- Rhymes: -ɪɹiə
- Rhymes: -ɪəɹiə
Proper noun
editSiberia
- The region of Russia in Asia, stretching from the Urals to the Pacific Ocean.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editregion of Russia
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Noun
editSiberia (plural Siberias)
- (figuratively) A cold, inhospitable place or place of exile.
Italian
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editSiberia f
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editLatin
editProper noun
editSiberia f sg (genitive Siberiae); first declension
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Siberia |
Genitive | Siberiae |
Dative | Siberiae |
Accusative | Siberiam |
Ablative | Siberiā |
Vocative | Siberia |
Occitan
editProper noun
editSiberia f
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editRomanian
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editSiberia f
Declension
editgender f | uncountable |
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Nom/Acc | Siberia |
Gen/Dat | Siberiei |
Derived terms
editSpanish
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editSiberia f
Derived terms
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- Rhymes:Italian/ɛrja/3 syllables
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- it:Regions of Asia
- it:Places in Russia
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- la:Regions of Asia
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- oc:Regions of Asia
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- es:Regions of Asia
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