Crimea
The Crimean Khanate in 1600.
Meaning
Proper Noun
- A peninsula which juts southwards out of the Ukrainian mainland (to which it is connected by the Isthmus of Perekop) into the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- The Crimean Khanate, which for much of its history controlled most of the Crimean peninsula and various adjacent areas of the mainland.
Related
Similar words
- Chersonesus Taurica, Taurica, Tauris, Taurida, Tauric Chersonese, Tavria , Qirim/Qırım, Krym
Origin
- Via Italian Crimea, from Crimean Tatar Qırım.
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