Crimea
/kɹaɪˈmiːə/ · name
Meaning
- Ellipsis of Crimean peninsula.
- 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:
- 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.
- Ellipsis of Crimean Republic.
- Ellipsis of Republic of Crimea.
- Ellipsis of Crimean People's Republic.
- Ellipsis of Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
Etymology / origin
Through Italian Crimea, from Crimean Tatar Qırım.
Sources
No citations have been attached yet.