Novorossiya

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proper noun

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.

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New RussiaNovo-Russia
OriginRussian Новоро́ссия →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalAn 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.
  2. A proposed confederation of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic, breakaway states involved in the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
New RussiaNovo-Russia
Also see
new russianovo-russia

Origin

  1. RussianНоворо́ссия
  2. EnglishNovorossiya

From Russian Новоро́ссия (Novoróssija, literally “New Russia”).

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Translations

Bengali নবরূসিয়া
  • নবরূসিয়া (nobruśiẏa)an area north of the Black Sea
Bulgarian Новору́сия
  • Новору́сия (Novorúsija)an area north of the Black Sea
Czech Nové Rusko
  • Nové Ruskoan area north of the Black Sea
French Nouvelle Russie
  • Nouvelle Russiean area north of the Black Sea
German Neurussland
  • Neurusslandan area north of the Black Sea
Hindi नवरूसिया
  • नवरूसिया (navrūsiyā)an area north of the Black Sea
Japanese ノヴォロシア
  • ノヴォロシア (Novoroshia)an area north of the Black Sea
Korean 노보로시야
  • 노보로시야 (Noborosiya)an area north of the Black Sea
Latvian Jaunkrievija
  • Jaunkrievijaan area north of the Black Sea
Lithuanian Naujoji Rusija
  • Naujoji Rusijaan area north of the Black Sea
Polish Noworosja, Noworosja
  • Noworosjaan area north of the Black Sea
  • Noworosjabreakaway confederation in Ukraine
Russian Новоро́ссия, Новоро́ссия
  • Новоро́ссия (Novoróssija)an area north of the Black Sea
  • Новоро́ссия (Novoróssija)breakaway confederation in Ukraine
Slovak Nové Rusko
  • Nové Ruskoan area north of the Black Sea
Ukrainian Новоро́сія, Новоро́сія
  • Новоро́сія (Novorósija)an area north of the Black Sea
  • Новоро́сія (Novorósija)breakaway confederation in Ukraine
Cite this entry
APA

Novorossiya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Novorossiya

MLA

“Novorossiya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Novorossiya. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Novorossiya,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Novorossiya.

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