Taman

[ tuh-mahn ]

noun

1. a peninsula in SW Russia, E of the Crimea, between the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. About 20 miles (30 km) long and 8 miles (13 km) wide.

Example Sentences

I much wished to land at Taman's place, but could not do so, though I tried twice, without causing great delay.

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Formerly, the first question of a girl's father to her suitor was "Hai tzak a kul hai tzak taman?"

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A stone, with a Sclavonic inscription, discovered at Taman, seemed for a while to have solved the problem.

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He spoke with particular enthusiasm of those just mentioned and also of Lermontov's “Taman.”

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Thank heaven an opportunity of getting away presented itself in the morning, and I left Taman.

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