Siberia
Syllables: Si·be·ria[saɪˈbɪə̯.ɹi.ə][saɪˈbɪɹiə]
Siberia proper noun: the region of Russia in Asia, stretching from the Urals to the Pacific Ocean.
Proper noun
Siberia
- The region of Russia in Asia, stretching from the Urals to the Pacific Ocean.
- The other countries or prouinces which the Ruſſe Emperours haue gotten perforce added of late to their other dominion, are theſe with follow Twerra, Youghoria, Permia, Vadska, Boulghoria, Chernigo, Oudoria, Obdoria, Condora, with a great part of Siberia: where the people though they be not natural...1591, G[iles] Fletcher[, the Elder], “The Description of the Countrie of Russia, with the Breadth, Length, and Names of the Shires”, in Of the Russe Common Wealth. […], London: […] T[homas] D[awson]...
- Synonyms:
- Sibir
Noun
Siberia (plural Siberias)
- A cold, inhospitable place or place of exile.
Siberia meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
Siberia in Hindi
- region of Russia
- साइबेरिया sāiberiyā
Siberia in Urdu
- region of Russia
- سائبیریا sā'iberiyā
Siberia in Bengali
- region of Russia
- সাইবেরিয়া śaiberiẏa
Siberia in Telugu
- region of Russia
- సైబేరియా saibēriyā
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- Siberia in Pashto
- سايبيريا sāybiryā
- Siberia in Tagalog
- Siberia
- Siberia in Arabic
- سِيبِيرِيَا sībīriyā
- Siberia in Malay
- Siberia
- Siberia in Indonesian
- Siberia
- Siberia in Persian
- سیبری siberi, سیبریه siberiye, سیبریا siberiyâ
- Siberia in Thai
- ไซบีเรีย sai-bii-riia
- Siberia in Vietnamese
- Xi-be-ri-a, Tây Bá Lợi Á
- Siberia in Myanmar
- ဆိုက်ဘေးရီးယား hcuikbhe:ri:ya:
Synonyms of Siberia
Forms of Siberia
| plural | Siberias |
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Origin of Siberia
Adopted in the 16th century, probably via Latin Sibēria, from Russian Сиби́рь (Sibírʹ) + -ia. 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 the OED).
Words formed from Siberia
Words that rhyme with Siberia
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Questions about Siberia
- What does Siberia mean?
- Siberia means the region of Russia in Asia, stretching from the Urals to the Pacific Ocean.
- What is Siberia in Hindi?
- Siberia in Hindi is साइबेरिया (sāiberiyā). See Siberia meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Siberia?
- Siberia can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Siberia?
- Siberia is pronounced [saɪˈbɪə̯.ɹi.ə] (UK).
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Siberia (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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