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Novosibirsk

American  
[noh-vuh-suh-beersk, nuh-vuh-syi-byeersk] / ˌnoʊ və səˈbɪərsk, nə və sjɪˈbjirsk /

noun

  1. a city in the SW Russian Federation in Asia, on the Ob.


Novosibirsk British  
/ nəvəsiˈbirsk /

noun

  1. a city in W central Russia, on the River Ob: the largest town in Siberia; developed with the coming of the Trans-Siberian railway in 1893; important industrial centre. Pop: 1 425 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In one Novosibirsk college, a director was recorded calling students cowards for refusing to sign contracts.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

In September 2020, she and three other opposition activists won city council seats in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, helping overturn the ruling party's majority on the council.

From Barron's Feb. 15, 2026

In a phone interview from the city of Novosibirsk, he added that he would move back to Tajikistan if the police or nationalist radicals were to target him.

From New York Times Apr. 4, 2024

The test tubes were not dangerous, but contained DNA samples of endangered species, including Siberian crane, that were related to her work as a geneticist with the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology in Novosibirsk.

From Seattle Times Aug. 24, 2023

The Soviet regime created new industrial centers such as Tomsk and Novosibirsk, but Siberia and the Russian Far Eastern regions remain largely unindustrialised, having traditionally served as a raw materials and energy base.

From Russian Roulette: Russia's Economy in Putin's Era by Vaknin, Samuel

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