Novorossiya

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Etymology

From Russian Новоро́ссия (Novoróssija, literally “New Russia”).

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Novorossiya

  1. (historical) An area north of the Black Sea which was conquered by the Russian Empire at the end of the 18th century, located in present-day Ukraine.
  2. A proposed confederation of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic, breakaway states involved in the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war.

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