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Crimean

British  
/ kraɪˈmɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Crimea or its inhabitants

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noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of the Crimea

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It is very close to other statues including those of Edward VII, Florence Nightingale and the Crimean War Memorial.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Politically independent, he is a descendant of the Crimean Tatars who once dominated the neighborhood alongside Albanians and Bosnians and others from “the outskirts of the Ottoman Empire.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Russia meanwhile accused Ukraine of launching more than 150 drones overnight into Tuesday, mainly over southern regions and the Crimean peninsula -- occupied by the Kremlin in 2014.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Analisa Lamola plays four parts including civil rights activist Rosa Parks, pioneering pilot Amelia Earhart and Mary Seacole, the Jamaican-born Crimean War nurse.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2024

Since that day we have had our Indian war, the Crimean war has been fought, the war between Prussia and Austria, that between France and Prussia, the great Southern Rebellion and many smaller wars.

From Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound by Denny, Emily Inez