Yalta
[ yawl-tuh; Ukrainian yahl-tah ]
/ ˈyɔl tə; Ukrainian ˈyɑl tɑ /
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noun
a seaport in Crimea, in southeastern Ukraine, on the Black Sea: site of wartime conference of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin February 4–12, 1945.
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Yalta
/ (Russian ˈjaltə) /
noun
a port and resort in S Ukraine, in the Crimea on the Black Sea: scene of a conference (1945) between Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin, who met to plan the final defeat and occupation of Nazi Germany. Pop: 80 552 (2005 est)
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