Etymology

Novaya Zemlya

Today it means: An archipelago in the Arctic Ocean in the north of Russia, administered by Arkhangelsk oblast. Full definition →

Russian Но́вая Земля́
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromНо́вая Земля́
  2. English todayNovaya Zemlya

From Russian Но́вая Земля́ (Nóvaja Zemljá, literally “New Land”).

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