Sevastopol

American  

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

Ovsiannikov, the former governor of Sevastopol, also served as the Russian Federation's deputy minister for industry and trade before he was dismissed and expelled from the ruling United Russia party in 2020.

From BBC

Intelligence officials in the UK noted last September that the Rostov-on-Don "likely suffered catastrophic damage" in a missile strike while undergoing maintenance at a Sevastopol shipyard.

From BBC

Mikhail Razvozhayev, the governor of Sevastopol, which is the main base for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, said the drone attack damaged the city’s power plant.

From Seattle Times

Internet connectivity in Sevastopol dropped to about 16 percent, according to NetBlocks, an internet monitoring group.

From New York Times

It caused a large fire at a Sevastopol shipyard.

From BBC