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

Cri·me·an, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for krym (1 of 2)

Krym

Krim

/ (krɪm) /

noun

transliteration of the Russian name for Crimea

British Dictionary definitions for krym (2 of 2)

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 krym

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.”