Crimea

[ krahy-mee-uh, kri- ]

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noun

the Crimea, a peninsula in southeastern 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).

Crimea

/ kraɪˈmɪə /

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 nameKrym

Crimea

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 .”

It is the only tourist center Ukraine has left on the Black Sea, since Russia annexed Crimea last spring.

“It is not about Crimea, the West wants our skins hanging on the wall,” he said.

The brazen land grab of Crimea was planned while Putin was enjoying the limelight of the Sochi Winter Olympics.

KIEV, Ukraine—He took the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea with just a few shots fired.

But the whole thing with Ukraine and grabbing Crimea has people worried.

It was my still greater good fortune to be able to leave the Crimea with the last detachment of our army.

Austria nominally joined the Western alliance, and Piedmont followed her into it and sent a contingent to the Crimea.

It is said that he is now banished in polite exile to the Crimea.

Unfortunately, he was then in the Crimea, gathering "material."

At about this time Russia engaged in an unsuccessful war in the Crimea.

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