No·vo·si·birsk (n  v -s-bîrsk , n-) A city of south-central Russia on the Ob River east of Omsk. An important transportation hub on the Trans-Siberian Railroad, it prospered after the development of the Kuznetsk Basin. Population: 1,410,000. |
Novosibirsk (Russian) [nəvəsiˈbirsk]
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(Placename) 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.: 1 402 400 (1999 est.)
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| Noun | 1. | Novosibirsk - a city in the Asian part of Russia on the Ob river; largest city in Siberia Russian Federation, Russia - a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state |
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