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near-abroad

near-abroad is the alternative spelling of near abroad.

Meaning of near abroad

Noun

the near abroad (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) The other countries and political regions which are in the vicinity of a country or political region.
    • In his first term, George W. Bush was willing to give Putin a free hand in what Russia calls the near abroad, the states that spun off from the broken Soviet Union.2004 December 6, Paul Quinn-Judge, Yuri Zarakhovich, “The Orange Revolution”, in Time, page 20

Questions about near-abroad

What is near-abroad the alternative spelling of?
Near-abroad is the alternative spelling of near abroad.

Words near near-abroad in the dictionary

  1. near thing
  2. near things
  3. near touch
  4. near touches
  5. near vision
  6. near-abroad
  7. near-antonym
  8. near-antonyms
  9. near-by
  10. near-death experience
  11. near-death experiences

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