From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishSiberiaSi‧be‧r‧ia /saɪˈbɪəriə/ a very large area in Russia, between the Ural Mountains and the Pacific Ocean where there are many minerals but very few people. It is known for being extremely cold, and for being the place where Russian criminals were sent, and during the communist years where Soviet governments had prisons to which they used to send anyone who disagreed with them. —Siberian adjective
