Novosibirsk

American  

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

noun

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

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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)

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Example Sentences

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

At about 06:45 on 28 March, police arrived at Andrey Perlov’s house near Novosibirsk in Siberia.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2024

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

On Saturday, police blocked access to a memorial in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk and detained several people, OVD-Info said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024

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