Simferopol
[ sim-fuh-roh-puh l; Russian syim-fyi-raw-puh l ]
/ ˌsɪm fəˈroʊ pəl; Russian syɪm fyɪˈrɔ pəl /
noun
a city in S Ukraine, on the S Crimean Peninsula.
Example sentences from the Web for simferopol
“We are going home,” declared Crimean Parliament Speaker Vladimir Konstantinov in the capital Simferopol on Sunday night.
Vladimir Putin’s Seizure of Crimea Is Based on Pure Fiction |Oleg Shynkarenko |March 18, 2014 |DAILY BEASTAt about 8 p.m. dozens of masked men stormed the Moskva Hotel in the Crimean capital of Simferopol.
Russia's Special Ops Invasion of Ukraine Has Begun |Eli Lake, Anna Nemtsova |March 15, 2014 |DAILY BEASTGoing from Harkov to Simferopol one might well die of boredom.
Letters of Anton Chekhov |Anton Chekhov
British Dictionary definitions for simferopol
Simferopol
/ (Russian simfɪˈrɔpəlj) /
noun
a city in S Ukraine on the S Crimean Peninsula: a Scythian town in the 1st century bc; seized by the Russians in 1736. Pop: 344 000 (2005 est)