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crimea
/kɹaɪˈmiə/
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What does crimea mean?
proper noun
- A geographic region and peninsula in Eastern Europe, jutting out into the Black Sea; de facto occupied and annexed in 2014 as a republic of Russia, but internationally recognized as an autonomous republic of Ukraine
- Ellipsis of Crimean peninsula.
- Ellipsis of Republic of Crimea.
More meanings (4)
proper noun
- Ellipsis of Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
- (historical) Synonym of Crimean Khanate: A historical country in Crimean Peninsula, Europe. The Crimean Khanate, which for much of its history controlled most of the Crimean peninsula and various adjacent areas of the mainland.
- (historical) Ellipsis of Crimean Republic.
- (historical) Ellipsis of Crimean People's Republic.
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IPA pronunciation
/kɹaɪˈmiə/
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We meet, for instance, with dolmens in Circassia and in the Crimea, but there are no others nearer than the Baltic.
In a suffering and weary voice he was saying something to Tíkhon, speaking of the Crimea and its warm nights and of the Empress.
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The Allies landed in the Crimea in September, Inkermann was fought on the 5th of November, and then followed the tedious siege of Sebastopol.
This included a special train all the way from Nice with growing and cut flowers, and another special train from the Crimea with fruit.
He has searched out a man who fought with the English in the Crimea, according to his - the man's-own explanation, and who knows a few words of Frank language and has brought him along to interpret.