Crimea
[ krahy-mee-uh, kri- ]
/ kraɪˈmi ə, krɪ- /
noun
the,
a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
a former autonomous republic of the Soviet Union, now a region of Ukraine. About 10,000 sq. mi. (25,900 sq. km).
Russian
Krim,
Krym.
OTHER WORDS FROM Crimea
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British Dictionary definitions for crimea
Crimea
/ (kraɪˈmɪə) /
noun
a peninsula and autonomous region in Ukraine between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov: a former autonomous republic of the Soviet Union (1921–45), part of the Ukrainian SSR from 1945 until 1991
Russian name: Krym
Cultural definitions for crimea
Crimea
[ (kreye-mee-uh, kruh-mee-uh) ]
Peninsula in the extreme southern Ukraine, bordered by the Black Sea to the east, south, and west.
notes for Crimea
As a former part of the Russian empire, Crimea was one of the strongholds of opposition to the Soviet government after the
Russian Revolution.
notes for Crimea
It was occupied by German troops from 1941 to 1945.
notes for Crimea
The
Crimean War of the 1850s, fought between Russian forces and the allied armies of
Britain,
France,
Turkey, and
Sardinia, was the scene of the battle described in “
The Charge of the Light Brigade.”