Azov

American  

[az-awf, ey-zawf, uh-zawf] / ˈæz ɔf, ˈeɪ zɔf, ʌˈzɔf /

Or Azof

noun

1. Sea of Azov, a northern arm of the Black Sea, connected with the Black Sea by Kerch Strait. About 14,500 sq. mi. (37,555 sq. km).

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Azov British  

/ ˈɑːzɒv /

noun

1. a shallow arm of the Black Sea, to which it is connected by the Kerch Strait: almost entirely landlocked; fed chiefly by the River Don. Area: about 37 500 sq km (14 500 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Natalia Kravtsova's son, Artem, a fighter with Ukraine's nationalist Azov brigade, was taken prisoner in Mariupol in May 2022.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Up to 5,000 tonnes of oil has now leaked, and media reports and official statements analysed by BBC Verify suggest the spill has spread across the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2025

Routh “has no connection to Azov and has never had any connection,” the statement said.

From Slate • Sep. 16, 2024

He also joined the military in the second year of the war and was wounded fighting alongside Kovalchuk with the Azov Brigade in the Kreminna Forest last fall.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2024

It was a national project to select landing sites for future passenger airports in the Crimea, Caucasus, and Sea of Azov areas.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein