Novorossiya

== English == === Etymology === From Russian Новоро́ссия (Novoróssija, literally “New Russia”). === Proper noun === Novorossiya (historical) An area north of the Black Sea which was conquered by the Russian Empire at the end of the 18th century, located in present-day Ukraine. A proposed confederation of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic, breakaway states involved in the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war. ==== Synonyms ==== New Russia Novo-Russia ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== (members of the proposed Novorossiya) DPR, LPR; Donetsk, Luhansk, Lugansk (region where the proposed Novorossiya's members are in) Donbas