за тридевять земель

Russian

Etymology

Literally, “thrice nine lands away”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɐ‿ˈtrʲidʲɪvʲɪd͡zʲ zʲɪˈmʲelʲ]

Adverb

за три́девять земе́ль • (za trídevjatʹ zemélʹ)

  1. (used in folk tales or figuratively, idiomatic) very far away, beyond the ends of the earth
    Она́ мечта́ет путеше́ствовать за три́девять земе́ль в экзоти́ческие места́.
    Oná mečtájet putešéstvovatʹ za trídevjatʹ zemélʹ v ekzotíčeskije mestá.
    She dreams of traveling over the hills and far away to exotic destinations.
  2. (figuratively, idiomatic) in the middle of nowhere, too far away from cities and convenient infrastructure, somewhere hard to get to
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