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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 the Arctic Ocean in the north of Russia, administered by Arkhangelsk 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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From Russian Новая Земля (Nóvaja Zemljá, "New Land") f..

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