Siberian
adjective
Si·be·ri·an
sī-ˈbir-ē-ən 
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Siberia (a vast region of northern Asia that is roughly coextensive with Russia in Asia) or its people
Siberian
noun
plural Siberians
Examples of Siberian in a Sentence
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In the Siberian city of Irkutsk, police fined four people on Monday, accusing them of reselling gas on the black market at inflated prices, according to the region’s Interior Ministry.
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Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
6 July 2026
The shortages, reaching even Siberian regions untouched by strikes, have shaken everyday Russians and forced the Kremlin to acknowledge mounting economic strain as the war enters its fifth year.
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Dasha Litvinova,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
The mayor of the Siberian city of Irkutsk even ordered portable toilets brought in to accommodate those in line.
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ABC News,
1 July 2026
It's even got the liquid formula's fresh scent, a combination of eucalyptus, Siberian fir, lavender and ginger.
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Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
These crispy miniature cones are typically filled with chives and creamy crème fraîche, heavily topped with premium Siberian osetra caviar, and finished with shimmering gold leaf.
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Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Several are associated with mass extinctions, including the Great Dying at the end of the Permian period, which was caused by the Siberian Traps Large Igneous Province.
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Howard Lee,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2026
The roughly 180-foot-wide meteor’s explosion above a remote region of Russia released the energy equivalent of three to 50 megatons of TNT while leveling about 830 square miles of Siberian forest.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
24 June 2026
In the new study, the researchers hypothesize the bacterium may have jumped to humans from marmots, a kind of ground squirrel, remains of which were also found at the Siberian burial sites.
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
17 June 2026
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Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
6 July 2026
The shortages, reaching even Siberian regions untouched by strikes, have shaken everyday Russians and forced the Kremlin to acknowledge mounting economic strain as the war enters its fifth year.
—
Dasha Litvinova,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
The mayor of the Siberian city of Irkutsk even ordered portable toilets brought in to accommodate those in line.
—
ABC News,
1 July 2026
It's even got the liquid formula's fresh scent, a combination of eucalyptus, Siberian fir, lavender and ginger.
—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
These crispy miniature cones are typically filled with chives and creamy crème fraîche, heavily topped with premium Siberian osetra caviar, and finished with shimmering gold leaf.
—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Several are associated with mass extinctions, including the Great Dying at the end of the Permian period, which was caused by the Siberian Traps Large Igneous Province.
—
Howard Lee,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2026
The roughly 180-foot-wide meteor’s explosion above a remote region of Russia released the energy equivalent of three to 50 megatons of TNT while leveling about 830 square miles of Siberian forest.
—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
24 June 2026
In the new study, the researchers hypothesize the bacterium may have jumped to humans from marmots, a kind of ground squirrel, remains of which were also found at the Siberian burial sites.
—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
17 June 2026
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