Taman
[ tuh-mahn ]
noun
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.
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How to use Taman in a sentence
I much wished to land at Taman's place, but could not do so, though I tried twice, without causing great delay.
Life of John Coleridge Patteson | Charlotte M. YongeFormerly, the first question of a girl's father to her suitor was "Hai tzak a kul hai tzak Taman?"
The Maya Indians of Southern Yucatan and Northern British Honduras | Thomas William Francis GannA stone, with a Sclavonic inscription, discovered at Taman, seemed for a while to have solved the problem.
Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. | Xavier Hommaire de HellHe spoke with particular enthusiasm of those just mentioned and also of Lermontov's “Taman.”
Reminiscences of Anton Chekhov | Maxim GorkyThank heaven an opportunity of getting away presented itself in the morning, and I left Taman.
A Hero of Our Time | M. Y. Lermontov
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