Siberia
[sai'biəriə]
Definition
(noun.) a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters.
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Examples
- Some of us found our way to the gallows, and some to Siberia. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- There is nothing in Latin to compare with the early descriptions of India and Siberia that are to be found in Chinese. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We may infer from the frozen mammals and nature of the mountain vegetation, that Siberia was similarly affected. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- They became a weapon against the dwindling power of the Mongolian nomads, first in Turkestan and then across Siberia as far as the Amur. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Off with him to Siberia, red whiskers and all; I say, I don't like him, Polly, and I wonder that you should. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- In this he failed, but Alexis was sent a convict to Siberia, where now, at this moment, he works in a salt mine. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- It is spreading in Manchuria and Siberia to-day. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Golz who had captured the gold train that winter with Lucacz in Siberia. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- He established himself in Samarkand, and spread his authority over Kipchak (Turkestan to South Russia), Siberia, and southward as far as the Indus. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I knew that he still had the diary, for when I was in Siberia I had a letter from him once, reproaching me and quoting some passages from its pages. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Even the Muscovites now trade regularly with China, by a sort of caravans which go over land through Siberia and Tartary to Pekin. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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