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

Recent Examples on the Web

Much of the Biopreparat work was carried out in the Siberian forest’s State Scientific Center of Virology and Biotechnology Vector. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026

The dour Dostoyevsky probably didn’t mean this as a compliment to human nature; the line appears in a book, The House of the Dead, about life in a Siberian prison camp. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

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. — 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

Word History

First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing Siberian

• Siberian husky
• Siberian tiger

Rhymes for Siberian

• virion
• assyrian
• counterion
• criterion
• hyperion
• iberian
• illyrian
• mousterian
• shakespearean
• shakespearian
• hanoverian
• presbyterian