Trans-Siberian Railroad
[trans-sahy-beer-ee-uh n, trans-] /ˈtræns saɪˈbɪər i ən, ˌtræns-/
noun
1.
a railroad traversing Siberia, from Chelyabinsk in the Ural Mountains to Vladivostok: constructed by the Russian government 1891–1916. over 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
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