Etymology

Crimea

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Today it means: A geographic region and peninsula in Eastern Europe, jutting out into the Black Sea; de facto occupied and annexed in 2014 as a republic of Russia, but internationally recognized as an autonomous republic of Ukraine Full definition →

Italian Crimea ← Crimean Tatar Qırım
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  1. Crimean Tatar · derived fromQırım
  2. Italian · derived fromCrimea
  3. English todayCrimea

Through Italian Crimea, from Crimean Tatar Qırım.

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