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Crimean

British

/ kraɪˈmɪən /

adjective

of or relating to the Crimea or its inhabitants

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noun

a native or inhabitant of the Crimea

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Example Sentences

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Early last month, Ukraine struck a refinery in the southern Krasnodar region, as well as an oil terminal and an ammunition depot in the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula, according to Russian authorities.

From Barron's

Russia currently occupies a fifth of Ukraine, including the Crimean peninsula, which it seized in 2014.

From Barron's

Russia currently controls around a fifth of Ukrainian territory, including the Crimean peninsula it annexed in 2014.

From BBC

The program goes to great lengths to legitimize Russia’s 2014 invasion and annexation of the Crimean Peninsula, a part of Ukraine.

From Slate

Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula in 2014 and launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

From BBC

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