Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to Siberia, a large Russian possession in northern Asia, extending from the Chinese empire to the Arctic ocean.
- noun An inhabitant of Siberia.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Siberia, a region comprising all northern Asia and belonging to Russia.
- adjective (Bot.) the Siberian crab apple. See Crab apple, under
Crab . - adjective (Zoöl.) one of a large breed of dogs having erect ears and the hair of the body and tail very long. It is distinguished for endurance of fatigue when used for the purpose of draught.
- adjective (Bot.) a small leguminous tree (
Cragana arborescens ) with yellow flowers. It is a native of Siberia.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective From, of or pertaining to
Siberia - noun A person from
Siberia . - noun A
domestic cat breed . - noun A
cat of this breed.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Siberia or the Siberians
- noun a native or inhabitant of Siberia
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Examples
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Even today it's difficult to find an Estonian, who doesn't have a personal story to tell about parents or gradnparents either disappear into the night or end up in Siberian gulags for decades.
Estonian Symbolism, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The creatures have been reported in Siberian labor camps.
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In the 1960s, scientists discovered naturally occuring methane hydrate in Siberian gas reservoirs.
Sewer Ice « Isegoria 2008
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In addition, Archibald Harte argued that the Russians abandoned their practice of sending their Central Power prisoners to live in Siberian villages and instead adopted large-scale concentration camps as retaliation against the German practice of incarcerating large numbers of Allied POWs in prison compounds. 2
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Worked to death: Although millions perished in Siberian Labour camps like this one, the textbook says that Stalin only did this to push through modernisation
Stalin’s Mass Murders Were ‘Entirely Rational’ Says New Russian Textbook | Disinformation 2008
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Despite these problems, the secretary filed favorable and sympathetic reports about the conditions he found in Siberian prison camps with the U.S. embassy and the Russian government, stressing optimism about future Association work for
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In the 1960s, scientists discovered naturally occuring methane hydrate in Siberian gas reservoirs.
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I have tried one called Siberian Blues a couple of times with zero plants to show for it.
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What is called Siberian ginseng or Eleutherococcus senticosus see page 95 is technically not ginseng at all, but has many of the same properties of ginseng and is, therefore, used the same way.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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What is called Siberian ginseng or Eleutherococcus senticosus see page 95 is technically not ginseng at all, but has many of the same properties of ginseng and is, therefore, used the same way.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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