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Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk

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A large city in Siberia, in the Asian part of Russia on the Ob River
  • proper noun
  • /ˌnoʊvəˈsɪbɪrsk/
: Novosibirsk
  • Someday we'll take a train from Moscow to Novosibirsk, reading Chekhov aloud and eating cold potatoes with vodka.
  • Novosibirsk Oblast
  • Novosibirsk, Russia

It's a great joy whether I do it in Novosibirsk, Siberia, or whether I do it in South Africa

Examples

  • From university he went to Academgorodok, the City of Science at Novosibirsk.

    The Russia House (1990)

  • Novosibirsk Oblast and the city of Novosibirsk gave grants totaling 18 million rubles in 2007, and those grant pools have totaled approximately 35 million annually in the years since.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Police are checking all trains to Novosibirsk.

    TransSiberian (2008)

  • The CNN News broadcast shows the phenomenon over Novosibirsk, Russia.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • In September 1934, they were returning on the Transsiberian from Novosibirsk, the site of the new industrial complex the regime had created.

    Academic text (1998)

  • I got to see Star Wars in a theater in Akadem Gorodok outside Novosibirsk in late March/early April 1991, during a student exchange.

    Blog text (10)

  • Similar fiberoptic-satellite networks are planned for St. Petersburg, the Baltics, and Novosibirsk, for a total outlay of only about $5 million.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Other popular destinations are Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Ufa, and Novosibirsk.

    Blog text (2)

  • Visiting scientist Victro Sokolov from the Institute of Genetics in Novosibirsk, Russia, analyzes chromosomal variations in the root tip cells of corn-eastern gamagrass hybrids.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The spectacular eclipse sequence at left occurred above the Ob Reservoir in Novosibirsk, Russia, on August 1, 2008.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Novosibirsk comes from Russian parts novo- meaning 'new' and Sibir meaning 'Siberia', plus -sk which marks a place. So Novosibirsk literally means 'new city in Siberia', which helps you remember it is the large city in that region.