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Type Region
Usage Russian
Scripts Новороссия(Russian)

Meaning & History

Means "New Russia", from Russian новый (novyy), meaning "new" and Россия (Rossiya), meaning "Russia". Historically it was used to describe a region of land around the Ukrainian coastline, but in contemporary usage it refers to the group of 8 regions in Ukraine* (Donyetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozh'ye, Kherson, Khar'kov, Odessa, Dnyepr, Nikolayev) that are predominantly Russian. It does not include Crimea.

* Four of the regions were annexed by Russia on 30 Sept 2022.
Added 7/5/2024 by Tovaryshka_Anya
Edited yesterday by Tovaryshka_Anya