near abroad
See also: near-abroad
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Calque of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Russian бли́жнее зарубе́жье (blížneje zarubéžʹje).
Noun
- The other countries and political regions which are in the vicinity of a country or political region.
- 2004 Dec. 6, Paul Quinn-Judge and Yuri Zarakhovich, "The Orange Revolution," Time, p. 20:
- In his first term, George W. Bush was willing to give Putin a free hand in what Russia calls the near abroad, the states that spun off from the broken Soviet Union.
- 2011 May 18, Timothy Garton Ash, "Obama can now define the third great project of Euro-Atlantic partnership," The Guardian (retrieved 9 Jan 2013):
- North Africa and the Middle East are, after all, Europe's near-abroad.
- 2013 Jan. 5, "Japanese foreign policy: Down-turn Abe," The Economist (retrieved 9 Jan 2013):
- Japan has island disputes with all three of its neighbours, Russia, South Korea and China, leaving it diplomatically isolated in its near-abroad.
- 2004 Dec. 6, Paul Quinn-Judge and Yuri Zarakhovich, "The Orange Revolution," Time, p. 20:
Usage notes
- Originally used to refer to the newly-established independent republics surrounding Russia after the dissolution of the former Soviet Union, but now used to refer to other regions of the globe as well.
Antonyms
Translations
the other countries and political regions which are in the vicinity of a country or political region
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References
- “near abroad”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.