Kerch

[ kerch; Russian kyerch ]

noun

1. a seaport in eastern Crimea, in southeastern Ukraine, on Kerch Strait.
2. a strait connecting the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. 25 miles (40 km) long.

Kerch

/ kjertʃ /

noun

1. a port in S Ukraine on the Kerch Peninsula and the Strait of Kerch (linking the Black Sea with the Sea of Azov): founded as a Greek colony in the 6th century bc ; ceded to Russia in 1774; iron-mining, steel production, and fishing. Pop: 153 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Around 10 minutes into the first episode, viewers are transported to Ketterdam, a bustling port city on the island nation of Kerch that’s known for its dark underbelly of crime and corruption.

From Time

About $10 billion was earmarked to build a bridge across the Kerch Strait, with its unpredictable currents during spring floods.

From The Daily Beast

The Keltic names are quite different:1887 Irish coirce, cuirce, corca, Armorican kerch.

From Project Gutenberg

That of Alexander Nevsky was formerly the Kerch museum of antiquities, founded in 1825.

From Project Gutenberg