Crimea

[ krahy-mee-uh, kri- ]

noun

1. the Crimea, a peninsula in southeastern Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
2. a former autonomous republic of the Soviet Union, later a region of Ukraine. About 10,000 sq. mi. (25,900 sq. km).

Crimea

/ kraɪˈmɪə /

noun

1. a peninsula and autonomous region in Ukraine between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov: a former autonomous republic of the Soviet Union (1921–45), part of the Ukrainian SSR from 1945 until 1991 Russian nameKrym

Crimea

1. Peninsula in the extreme southern Ukraine , bordered by the Black Sea to the east, south, and west.

Notes

As a former part of the Russian empire, Crimea was one of the strongholds of opposition to the Soviet government after the Russian Revolution .

It was occupied by German troops from 1941 to 1945.

The Crimean War of the 1850s, fought between Russian forces and the allied armies of Britain , France , Turkey , and Sardinia , was the scene of the battle described in “ The Charge of the Light Brigade .”

Other Words From

• Cri·me·an adjective

Example Sentences

For Ukrainians that wait could take years, says Mykhaylo Samus, but they would never consent to abandoning Crimea or any other territory under Russian occupation.

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However, after Russia's illegal occupation of Crimea in 2014, Ukraine informed fellow signatories that its application of the treaty in the occupied areas would be is "limited and is not guaranteed".

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Ukraine has already used them against Russian-occupied Crimea - for example hitting Russia’s Black Sea naval headquarters at Sevastopol.

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Asked if the UK still respected Ukraine's desire to get back territories such as Crimea, Jones said: "That is the basis on which the UK is operating."

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Following the illegal annexation of Crimea in March 2014, the EU and other states imposed economic sanctions on Russia.

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