Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

novosibirsk

/nˌoʊvəsibˈɪɹsk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
novosi-birsk
IPA
/nˌoʊvəsibˈɪɹsk/
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia.

name

An oblast of Russia in Siberia.

Etymology

From Russian Новосиби́рск (Novosibírsk), from но́вый (nóvyj, “new”) and Сиби́рь (Sibírʹ, “Siberia”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Новосиби́рск

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Questions

How do you pronounce novosibirsk?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˌoʊvəsibˈɪɹsk/.
What does novosibirsk mean?
A city, the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia.
Where does novosibirsk come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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