Meanings
- The region of Russia in Asia, stretching from the Urals to the Pacific Ocean.
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The other countries or prouinces which the Ruſſe Emperours haue gotten perforce added of late to their other dominion, are theſe with follow Twerra, Youghoria, Permia, Vadska, Boulghoria, Chernigo, Oudoria, Obdoria, Condora, with a great part of Siberia: where the people though they be not natural Ruſſes, yet obey the Emperour of Ruſſia, and are ruled by the lawes of his countrie, paying cuſtomes and taxes, as his owne people doe. […] The breadth (if you go from that part of his territorie that lieth fartheſt Weſtwarde on the Narue ſide, to the parts of Siberia eaſtward, where the Emperour hath his garriſons) is 4400. verſt or thereabouts.
1591, G[iles] Fletcher[, the Elder], “The Description of the Countrie of Russia, with the Breadth, Length, and Names of the Shires”, in Of the Russe Common Wealth. […], London: […] T[homas] D[awson] for Thomas Charde, →OCLC, folios 2, recto – 3, rectoSynonyms: Sibir
plural Siberias
- figurativelyA cold, inhospitable place or place of exile.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe region of Russia in Asia, stretching from the Urals to the Pacific Ocean.
Origin
- RussianСиби́рь
- LatinSibēria
- EnglishSiberia
Adopted in the 16th century, probably via Latin Sibēria, from Russian Сиби́рь (Sibírʹ) + -ia. In origin the Tatar name of a 14th-century fortress at Qashliq (Tobolsk) which became the capital of the 16th-century Khanate of Sibir, in 16th century Russian usage extended to the entire area of what is now Tyumen Oblast, and with the ongoing Russian conquest of Siberia by the 19th century to the larger area of Russia's Asian territories beyond the Ob River. The figurative sense in English arises in the 19th century (attested in 1841 according to the OED).
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Afrikaans Siberië
- Siberiëregion of Russia
Arabic سِيبِيرِيَا
- سِيبِيرِيَا (sībīriyā)region of Russia
Bengali সাইবেরিয়া
- সাইবেরিয়া (śaiberiẏa)region of Russia
Bulgarian Сиби́р
- Сиби́р (Sibír)region of Russia
Catalan Sibèria
- Sibèriaregion of Russia
Chinese Cantonese 西伯利亞 /西伯利亚
- 西伯利亞 /西伯利亚 (sai¹ baak³ lei⁶ aa³)region of Russia
Chinese Mandarin 西伯利亞 /西伯利亚
- 西伯利亞 /西伯利亚 (Xībólìyà)region of Russia
Czech Sibiř
- Sibiřregion of Russia
Danish Sibirien
- Sibirienregion of Russia
Dutch Siberië
- Siberiëregion of Russia
Esperanto Siberio
- Siberioregion of Russia
Estonian Siber
- Siberregion of Russia
Finnish Siperia
- Siperiaregion of Russia
French Sibérie
- Sibérieregion of Russia
German Sibirien
- Sibirienregion of Russia
Greek Σιβηρία
- Σιβηρία (Siviría)region of Russia
Hebrew סִיבִּיר
- סִיבִּיר (sibír)region of Russia
Hindi साइबेरिया
- साइबेरिया (sāiberiyā)region of Russia
Hungarian Szibéria
- Szibériaregion of Russia
Indonesian Siberia
- Siberiaregion of Russia
Irish An tSibéir
- An tSibéirregion of Russia
Italian Siberia
- Siberiaregion of Russia
Japanese シベリア
- シベリア (Shiberia)region of Russia
Korean 시베리아, 씨비리
- 시베리아region of Russia
- 씨비리 (Ssibiri)region of Russia
Latin Siberia, Sibiria
- Siberiaregion of Russia
- Sibiriaregion of Russia
Latvian Sibīrija
- Sibīrijaregion of Russia
Lithuanian Sibiras
- Sibirasregion of Russia
Malay Siberia
- Siberiaregion of Russia
Māori Haipīria
- Haipīriaregion of Russia
Norwegian Bokmål Sibir
- Sibirregion of Russia
Persian سیبری, سیبریه
- سیبری (siberi)region of Russia
- سیبریه (siberiye)region of Russia
- سیبریا (siberiyâ)region of Russia
Polish Syberia, Sybir
- Syberiaregion of Russia
- Sybirregion of Russia
Portuguese Sibéria
- Sibériaregion of Russia
Romanian Siberia
- Siberiaregion of Russia
Russian Сиби́рь
- Сиби́рь (Sibírʹ)region of Russia
Slovak Sibír, Sibíria
- Sibírregion of Russia
- Sibíriaregion of Russia
Spanish Siberia
- Siberiaregion of Russia
Swedish Sibirien
- Sibirienregion of Russia
Tagalog Siberia
- Siberiaregion of Russia
Thai ไซบีเรีย
- ไซบีเรีย (sai-bii-riia)region of Russia
Turkish Sibirya
- Sibiryaregion of Russia
Ukrainian Сибі́р
- Сибі́р (Sybír)region of Russia
Urdu سائبیریا
- سائبیریا (sā'iberiyā)region of Russia
Vietnamese Xi-be-ri-a, Tây Bá Lợi Á
- Xi-be-ri-aregion of Russia
- Tây Bá Lợi Áregion of Russia
Welsh Siberia
- Siberiaregion of Russia
Yiddish סיביר
- סיביר (sibir)region of Russia
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Siberia
Cite this entry
Siberia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Siberia
“Siberia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Siberia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Siberia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Siberia.
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