Kerch

[ kerch; Russian kyerch ]

noun
  1. a seaport in eastern Crimea, in southeastern Ukraine, on Kerch Strait.

  2. a strait connecting the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. 25 miles (40 km) long.

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Kerch

/ (Russian kjertʃ) /


noun
  1. a port in S Ukraine on the Kerch Peninsula and the Strait of Kerch (linking the Black Sea with the Sea of Azov): founded as a Greek colony in the 6th century bc; ceded to Russia in 1774; iron-mining, steel production, and fishing. Pop: 153 000 (2005 est)

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