Sevastopol

American  

[suh-vas-tuh-pohl, sev-uh-stoh-puhl, syi-vuh-staw-puhl] / səˈvæs təˌpoʊl, ˌsɛv əˈstoʊ pəl, sjɪ vʌˈstɔ pəl /

noun

1. a fortified seaport in southern Crimea, in southeastern Ukraine: famous for its heroic resistance during sieges of 349 days in 1854–55, and 245 days in 1941–42.

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Sevastopol British  

/ sɪvasˈtɔpəlj /

noun

1. English name: Sebastopol.  a port, resort, and naval base in S Ukraine, in the Crimea, on the Black Sea: captured and destroyed by British, French, and Turkish forces after a siege of 11 months (1854–55) during the Crimean War; taken by the Germans after a siege of 8 months (1942) during World War II. Pop: 338 000 (2005 est)

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Sevastopol

Lilia, a holidaymaker from an area north of Sevastopol, said the private sector was "struggling".

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

Kyiv has previously used naval drones to damage a Russian-built bridge over the Kerch strait and Moscow’s warships in the Crimean port of Sevastopol.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

"A decision has been made... to sign decrees declaring a regional-level emergency situation in the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol," the Moscow-installed governor Sergey Aksyonov said in a post on Telegram.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

The Kremlin didn’t comment on the announcement of the state of emergency imposed by the governors of Crimea and Sevastopol, a Crimean city that is a separate administrative entity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Between Cape Khersonese and the Sevastopol roads which comprise three important ports, there are six distinct bays running inland parallel to each other.

From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Xavier Hommaire de Hell