near abroad

Questions

What does near abroad mean?

The other countries and political regions which are in the vicinity of a country or political region.

Where does near abroad come from?

Calque of Russian ближнее зарубе́жье (bližneje zarubéžʹje), from ближний (bližnij, “near”) and зарубе́жье (zarubéžʹje, “abroad”).

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