Meanings
proper noun
- A city, the administrative center of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia.
- informalmetonymicallyThe Jewish Autonomous Oblast itself.
Origin
- RussianБиробиджа́н
- EnglishBirobidzhan
From Russian Биробиджа́н (Birobidžán).
More words from Russian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بِيرُوبِيجَان
- بِيرُوبِيجَان (birubijān)city in Russia
Bulgarian Биробиджа́н
- Биробиджа́н (Birobidžán)city in Russia
Chinese Mandarin 比羅比詹 /比罗比詹
- 比羅比詹 /比罗比詹 (Bǐluóbǐzhān)city in Russia
Czech Birobidžan
- Birobidžancity in Russia
Danish Birobidzjan
- Birobidzjancity in Russia
Finnish Birobidžan
- Birobidžancity in Russia
French Birobidjan
- Birobidjancity in Russia
German Birobidschan
- Birobidschancity in Russia
Greek Μπιρομπιτζάν
- Μπιρομπιτζάν (Birompitzán)city in Russia
Hebrew בירוביג׳ן
- בירוביג׳ן (birobiján)city in Russia
Hungarian Birobidzsan
- Birobidzsancity in Russia
Japanese ビロビジャン
- ビロビジャン (Birobijan)city in Russia
Korean 비로비잔
- 비로비잔 (Birobijan)city in Russia
Polish Birobidżan
- Birobidżancity in Russia
Portuguese Birobidjan
- Birobidjancity in Russia
Russian Биробиджа́н
- Биробиджа́н (Birobidžán)city in Russia
Slovak Birobidžan
- Birobidžancity in Russia
Spanish Birobidzhán
- Birobidzháncity in Russia
Ukrainian Біробіджа́н
- Біробіджа́н (Birobidžán)city in Russia
Yiddish ביראָבידזשאַן
- ביראָבידזשאַן (birobidzhan)city in Russia
Cite this entry
APA
Birobidzhan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Birobidzhan
MLA
“Birobidzhan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Birobidzhan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Birobidzhan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Birobidzhan.
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