Etymology

Sevastopol

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Today it means: A port city in Crimea, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine but de facto in Russia. It is the base of the Black Sea Fleet. Full definition →

Ukrainian Севасто́поль ← Russian Севасто́поль ← Ancient Greek Σεβαστόπολις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣεβαστόπολις
  2. Russian · borrowed fromСевасто́поль
  3. Ukrainian · borrowed fromСевасто́поль
  4. English todaySevastopol

Late 18th century. From Ukrainian Севасто́поль (Sevastópolʹ) and Russian Севасто́поль (Sevastópolʹ), from Ancient Greek Σεβαστόπολις (Sebastópolis) from σεβαστός (sebastós, “august”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”), probably after Empress (=Augusta) Catherine II of Russia.

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