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SIBERIAN

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Siberian mean?

• SIBERIAN (noun)
The noun SIBERIAN has 1 sense:

1. a native or inhabitant of Siberia

Familiarity information: SIBERIAN used as a noun is very rare.

• SIBERIAN (adjective)
The adjective SIBERIAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Siberia or the Siberians

Familiarity information: SIBERIAN used as an adjective is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SIBERIAN (noun)

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Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Siberia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Siberian" is a kind of...):

Russian (a native or inhabitant of Russia)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Siberian"):

Chukchi (a member of an indigenous people living on the Chukchi Peninsula)

Holonyms ("Siberian" is a member of...):

Siberia (a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters)

• SIBERIAN (adjective)

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Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Siberia or the Siberians

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context examples:

Siberian natural resources / Siberian coal miners / the Siberian tundra

Pertainym:

Siberia (a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters)

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