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Crimean

British  
/ kraɪˈmɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Crimea or its inhabitants

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noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of the Crimea

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Russia meanwhile accused Ukraine of launching more than 150 drones overnight into Tuesday, mainly over southern regions and the Crimean peninsula -- occupied by the Kremlin in 2014.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Russia, economically weakened after losing the Crimean War, sold Alaska to the U.S. in 1867 for just $7.2 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

Both the archaeologist and the Hermitage insist all their finds remain in Crimea as they are transferred to the Eastern Crimean Museum in Kerch.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

Two more drones were shot down over the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2024

Before the Crimean war Turkey had no national debt.

From From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn by Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)