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near abroad

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The other countries and political regions which are in the vicinity of a country or political region.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Calque of Russian ближнее зарубе́жье (bližneje zarubéžʹje), from ближний (bližnij, “near”) and зарубе́жье (zarubéžʹje, “abroad”).

Across languages

Translations

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  • Belarusian: блі́жняе заме́жжа (blížnjaje zamjéžža) — the other countries and political regions which are in the vicinity of a country or political region
  • Chinese Mandarin: 近海外 (jìn hǎiwài) — the other countries and political regions which are in the vicinity of a country or political region
  • Dutch: nabije buitenland — the other countries and political regions which are in the vicinity of a country or political region
  • French: étranger proche — the other countries and political regions which are in the vicinity of a country or political region
  • Georgian: ახლო საზღვარგარეთი (axlo sazɣvargareti) — the other countries and political regions which are in the vicinity of a country or political region
  • German: Nahes Ausland — the other countries and political regions which are in the vicinity of a country or political region
  • Russian: ближний зарубе́жье (bližnij zarubéžʹje) — the other countries and political regions which are in the vicinity of a country or political region
  • Ukrainian: бли́жнє зарубі́жжя (blýžnje zarubížžja) — the other countries and political regions which are in the vicinity of a country or political region