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Simferopol

American  
[sim-fuh-roh-puhl, sim-fe-raw-pohl, syim-fyi-raw-puhl] / ˌsɪm fəˈroʊ pəl, sɪm fɛˈrɔ poʊl, syɪm fyɪˈrɔ pəl /
Or Symferopil

noun

  1. a city in southeastern Ukraine, on the southern Crimean peninsula.


Simferopol British  
/ simfɪˈrɔpəlj /

noun

  1. a city in S Ukraine on the S Crimean Peninsula: a Scythian town in the 1st century bc ; seized by the Russians in 1736. Pop: 344 000 (2005 est)

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She even told the Russian soldiers she was going to Simferopol, the capital of the Crimean Peninsula, and no further.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2023

Maria said Pavlo was taken in August to Crimea, the Russian-controlled Ukrainian peninsula that was annexed by Moscow in 2014, and placed in SIZO-1, a pre-trial detention facility, in the city of Simferopol.

From Reuters • Nov. 25, 2022

Several explosions were heard at a military air base in the village of Hvardiiske, not far from Simferopol, the Russian news outlet Kommersant said.

From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2022

That divide is particularly stark for Emil Dervish, 30, a Crimean Tatar from a village near Simferopol.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2022

The representatives of the Simferopol Jewish community applied to the Governor of Tavrida for financial help.

From The Shield by Yarmolinsky, Avrahm