Simferopol

or Sym·fe·ro·pil

[ sim-fuh-roh-puhl; Ukrainian sim-fe-raw-pohl; Russian syim-fyi-raw-puhl ]

noun

1. a city in southeastern Ukraine, on the southern Crimean peninsula.

Simferopol

/ simfɪˈrɔpəlj /

noun

1. a city in S Ukraine on the S Crimean Peninsula: a Scythian town in the 1st century bc ; seized by the Russians in 1736. Pop: 344 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

The fire also forced the closure of the Tavrida highway, the main, four-lane highway that runs from Simferopol to the Kerch Strait Bridge, which was hit and badly damaged in what appeared to be a Ukrainian marine drone strike early Monday.

From New York Times

She even told the Russian soldiers she was going to Simferopol, the capital of the Crimean Peninsula, and no further.

From Seattle Times

Quoting a source within the emergency services, state news agency RIA Novosti said that the incident occurred not far from the city of Simferopol.

From Washington Times

The satellite images clearly show the steady lights of two cities on the peninsula: Sevastopol, home of Russia’s Black Sea fleet, and Simferopol, the capital of Crimea.

From New York Times

He said Zaporozhets was being held in a detention facility in Simferopol and that he and his client attended a preliminary court hearing in the Russian port city of Rostov-on-Don by video link on Feb. 2.

From Reuters