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

Some eggs are clean and bright (say, Siberian caviar); others are creamy, nutty, deeply savory, or more persistent (à la golden osetra). — Felipe Riccio, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026

Yulia Vlasova was four years old when her mother, Natalia—who’s currently in a Siberian prison colony—was first arrested. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Nastassja Martin is a French anthropologist who studies indigenous cultures in Alaska and the Siberian mountains of Kamchatka. — The Know, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 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

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