Crimea

[krahy-mee-uh, kri-]

noun

1. the Crimea, a peninsula in southeastern Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.

2. a former autonomous republic of the Soviet Union, later a region of Ukraine. About 10,000 sq. mi. (25,900 sq. km).

Crimea

/ kraɪˈmɪə /

noun

1. Russian name: Krym. 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

Crimea

1. Peninsula in the extreme southern Ukraine, bordered by the Black Sea to the east, south, and west.

As a former part of the Russian empire, Crimea was one of the strongholds of opposition to the Soviet government after the Russian Revolution.

It was occupied by German troops from 1941 to 1945.

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.”

Other Word Forms

• Crimean adjective

Example Sentences

It was in 2014 that Putin seized Crimea and Russian proxies grabbed part of eastern Ukraine.

From BBC

The Russian defence ministry said it had shot down 20 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 18 over Crimea, which Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014.

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He later became secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council, during a period when pro-Russian separatists began fighting in eastern Ukraine - and when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the annexation of the Crimea peninsula.

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The broadcaster also makes explicit false claims, such as portraying Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 as a peaceful "reunification", denying clear evidence of military involvement.

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Putin has not just laid claim to broad swathes of Ukraine, he has already annexed four regions as well as Crimea, even though many areas are out of his reach.

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