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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An archipelago of north-central Russia in the Arctic Ocean between the Barents and Kara Seas. Consisting of two main islands and many smaller ones, the archipelago has mineral deposits and an economy based on fishing, sealing, and trapping.
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- proper noun An
archipelago in theArctic Ocean in the north ofRussia , administered byArkhangelsk oblast .
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- noun two islands in the Arctic Ocean belonging to Russia; site of a test center for nuclear warheads
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Examples
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The name Novaya Zemlya (New Land), indicates that it was discovered at a later period, probably by Russians, but we know neither when nor how. [
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Alexander Leslie 1866
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The part of Novaya Zemlya which is first visited by the walrus-hunters in spring is usually just the west coast off
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Alexander Leslie 1866
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They brought home walrus tusks from the island, which was of considerable size, and the hunters supposed "that it was a continuation of Novaya Zemlya, which is visited by people from
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Alexander Leslie 1866
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One was to Novaya Zemlya, a large, crescent-shaped island where Russia had done much of its nuclear testing.
James M. Clash: Polar Plunging at the North Pole James M. Clash 2010
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One was to Novaya Zemlya, a large, crescent-shaped island where Russia had done much of its nuclear testing.
James M. Clash: Polar Plunging at the North Pole James M. Clash 2010
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The airplane climbed over Novaya Zemlya, an Arctic island located thirteen hundred kilometers due east of us.
No Escape: Getting Out Of The Gulag Sammy Perlmutter 2010
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One was to Novaya Zemlya, a large, crescent-shaped island where Russia had done much of its nuclear testing.
James M. Clash: Polar Plunging at the North Pole James M. Clash 2010
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One was to Novaya Zemlya, a large, crescent-shaped island where Russia had done much of its nuclear testing.
James M. Clash: Polar Plunging at the North Pole James M. Clash 2010
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One was to Novaya Zemlya, a large, crescent-shaped island where Russia had done much of its nuclear testing.
James M. Clash: Polar Plunging at the North Pole James M. Clash 2010
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One was to Novaya Zemlya, a large, crescent-shaped island where Russia had done much of its nuclear testing.
James M. Clash: Polar Plunging at the North Pole James M. Clash 2010
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