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- Russian · borrowed fromНоворо́ссия
- English todayNovorossiya
From Russian Новоро́ссия (Novoróssija, literally “New Russia”).
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Novorossiya
Today it means: An area north of the Black Sea which was conquered by the Russian Empire at the end of the 18th century, located in present-day Ukraine. Full definition →
Russian Новоро́ссия