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Crimea

/kɹaɪˈmiːə/ · name

Meaning

  1. Ellipsis of Crimean peninsula.
  2. 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:
  3. 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.
  4. Ellipsis of Crimean Republic.
  5. Ellipsis of Republic of Crimea.
  6. Ellipsis of Crimean People's Republic.
  7. Ellipsis of Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

Etymology / origin

Through Italian Crimea, from Crimean Tatar Qırım.

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