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Calque of Russian ближнее зарубе́жье (bližneje zarubéžʹje), from ближний (bližnij, “near”) and зарубе́жье (zarubéžʹje, “abroad”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The other countries and political regions which are in the vicinity of a country or political region. Full definition →
Calque of Russian ближнее зарубе́жье (bližneje zarubéžʹje), from ближний (bližnij, “near”) and зарубе́жье (zarubéžʹje, “abroad”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.