Yalta

[ yawl-tuh; Ukrainian yahl-tah ]

noun

1. a seaport in Crimea, in southeastern Ukraine, on the Black Sea: site of wartime conference of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin February 4–12, 1945.

Yalta

/ ˈjaltə /

noun

1. 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)

Example Sentences

Last month, another Russian amphibious ship, the Caesar Kunikov, was sunk off in a drone attack just south of the town of Yalta.

From BBC

Powerful explosions were heard early on Wednesday morning, according to local social media, which suggested the landing ship had been hit not far south of the town of Yalta.

From BBC

The southern town of Yalta was the prime holiday destination during Soviet times, with many sanatoriums built in and around it.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Pavilionis went so far as to argue that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt “sacrificed our nations” after meeting and dealing with Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in Yalta in 1945.

From Washington Times

Stalin met with his fellow Allied leaders, Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt, in the resort city of Yalta in Crimea in February 1945 to plan for the end of the war.

From New York Times