birobidzhan

noun

1. the capital of the Jewish Autonomous Region, in E Siberia, in the SE Russian Federation in Asia, W of Khabarovsk.

noun

1. an autonomous region in the Khabarovsk territory of the Russian Federation in E Siberia. 13,900 sq. mi. (36,000 sq. km). Capital: Birobidzhan.

noun

1. a city in SE Russia: capital of the Jewish Autonomous Region. Pop: 77 250 (2002)
2. another name for the Jewish Autonomous Region

noun

1. an administrative division of SE Russia, in E Siberia: colonized by Jews in 1928; largely agricultural. Capital: Birobidzhan. Pop: 190 900 (2002). Area: 36 000 sq km (13 895 sq miles)Also called: Birobidzhan, Birobijan