Crimea

n. peninsula in southern Ukraine almost totally surrounded by the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov

Crimea (IPA: ) or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (; ; ) is an autonomous republic of Ukraine on the northern coast of the Black Sea occupying a peninsula of the same name.The territory of Crimea was conquered and controlled many times through its history. The Cimmerians, Greeks, Iranians, Goths, Huns, Bulgars, Khazars, the state of Kievan Rus', Byzantine Greeks, Kipchaks, and the Mongols all controlled Crimea in its early history. In the 13th century it was partly controlled by the Venetians and by the Genoese, these were followed by the Crimean Khanate and Ottoman Empire in the 15th–18th centuries, the Russian Empire in the 18th–20th centuries, Germany in World War II, and now, the independent Ukrainian state.
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Noun
1. a Ukrainian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov
(hypernym) peninsula
(part-holonym) Ukraine, Ukrayina
(part-meronym) Sebastopol, Sevastopol
(class) Crimean War

n. Crimea, peninsula in southern Ukraine almost totally surrounded by the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov

n. Crimea, peninsula in southern Ukraine almost totally surrounded by the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov