SIBERIAN


Meaning of SIBERIAN in English

I. -ēən adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Siberia, region of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics extending from the Ural mountains to the Pacific ocean in northern Asia (from New Latin, from Russian Sibir' — from Sibir', first Tatar fort in the region conquered by Cossacks in 1581 — + New Latin -ia ) + English -an (adjective suffix)

1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Siberia

2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Siberians

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: Siberia + English -an (n. suffix)

1. capitalized : a native or inhabitant of Siberia

2. usually capitalized

[by shortening]

: siberian husky 2

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.