Crimea

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/kɹaɪˈmiːə//kɹaɪˈmɪə/

proper noun

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

Similar
Crimean KhanateChersonesus TauricaTauricaTauric ChersoneseTauridaTaurisTavriaKrim
OriginItalian Crimea ← Crimean Tatar Qırım →
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Meanings

proper nounCrimea or the Crimea
  1. 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

    Many Russians who had planned to spend their summer vacations in Crimea, a favorite holiday destination, changed their plans.

    2026 June 26, Ivan Nechepurenko, Nataliya Vasilyeva, “Ukrainian Attacks Spur State of Emergency Declaration in Crimea”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
  2. 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:
    1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Crimean peninsula.
    2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Republic of Crimea.
    3. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

      The “little green men”—faces covered, wearing unmarked olive uniforms, speaking Russian and using Russian weapons—have played a significant role in both the occupation of Crimea and the civil war in eastern Ukraine.¹⁹⁶

      2015, Shane R. Reeves, David Wallace, “The Combatant Status of the “Little Green Men” and Other Participants in the Ukraine Conflict”, in International Law Studies, US Naval War College, volume 91, number 361, Stockton Center for the Study of International Law, archived from the original on 27 May 2022, page 393
  3. historicalSynonym of Crimean Khanate: A historical country in Crimean Peninsula, Europe. The Crimean Khanate, which for much of its history controlled most of the Crimean peninsula and various adjacent areas of the mainland.

    According to Zimin, this individual was in the service of Prince Fedor Vasili'evich Riazanskii as early as 1498, two years after his service on the embassy to the Crimea.

    1987, Robert M. Croskey, Muscovite Diplomatic Practice in the Reign of Ivan III, page 96
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    On its return journey in 1633 the Tatar embassy was arrested by the Muscovite government, which was already at war with the Crimea, and only after several months was it released as a result of an appeal by Sweden[.]

    1995, Muscovy and Sweden in the Thirty Years' War 1630-1635, →ISBN, page 73

    As late as 1665, the Crimea's demand for continued and increased tribue from Moscow was one of the conditions leading to a peace treaty between a khan and tsar („kaznu v Krym prodolzhat' prisylat' s pribyl'iu“). Notwithstanding Moscow's rhetorical exercises, the Russian government was acutely aware that as long as Russia's military force remained ineffective against the Crimea, peace with Crimea could only be purchased.

    2004, Andreas Kappeler, Die Geschichte Russlands im 16. und 17. Jahrhundert, →ISBN, page 371

    Synonyms: Crimean Khanate, Chersonesus Taurica, Taurica, Tauric Chersonese, Taurida, Tauris, Tavria, Krim

  4. abbreviationellipsishistoricalEllipsis of Crimean Republic.
  5. abbreviationellipsishistoricalEllipsis of Crimean People's Republic.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Crimean Khanate: A historical country in Crimean Peninsula, Europe. The Crimean Khanate, which for much of its history controlled most of the Crimean peninsula and various adjacent areas of the mainland.

Similar
Crimean KhanateChersonesus TauricaTauricaTauric ChersoneseTauridaTaurisTavriaKrimKrymQirimQırım

Origin

  1. Crimean TatarQırım
  2. ItalianCrimea
  3. EnglishCrimea

Through Italian Crimea, from Crimean Tatar Qırım.

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Translations

Afrikaans Krim
  • Krimpeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Ancient Greek Χερσόνησος Ταυρική
  • Χερσόνησος Ταυρική (Khersónēsos Taurikḗ)peninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Arabic القِرْم
  • القِرْم (al-qirm)peninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Bengali ক্রিমিয়া
  • ক্রিমিয়া (krimiẏa)peninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Bulgarian Крим
  • Кримpeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Catalan Crimea
  • Crimeapeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Chinese Mandarin 克里米亞 /克里米亚, 克里木
  • 克里米亞 /克里米亚 (Kèlǐmǐyà)peninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
  • 克里木 (Kèlǐmù)peninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Czech Krym
  • Krympeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Danish Krim
  • Krimpeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Dutch de Krim, Krimland
  • de Krimpeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
  • Krimlandpeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Esperanto Krimeo
  • Krimeopeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Estonian Krimm
  • Krimmpeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Finnish Krim, Krimin niemimaa
  • Krimpeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
  • Krimin niemimaapeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
French Crimée
  • Criméepeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
German Krim
  • Krimpeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Greek Κριμαία
  • Κριμαία (Krimaía)peninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Hebrew קְרִים
  • קְרִים (krim)peninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Hindi क्रिमीआ
  • क्रिमीआ (krimīā)peninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Hungarian Krím
  • Krímpeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Icelandic Krímskagi
  • Krímskagipeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Irish an Chrimé
  • an Chrimépeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Italian Crimea
  • Crimeapeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Japanese クリミア
  • クリミア (Kurimia)peninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Korean 크림
  • 크림 (Keurim)peninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Latin Crimaea
  • Crimaeapeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Latvian Krimas
  • Krimaspeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Lithuanian Krymas
  • Krymaspeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Norwegian Bokmål Krim
  • Krimpeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Persian کریمه
  • کریمه (kerime)peninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Polish Krym
  • Krympeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Portuguese Crimeia
  • Crimeiapeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Romanian Crimeea
  • Crimeeapeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Russian Крым
  • Крым (Krym)peninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Slovak Krym
  • Krympeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Spanish Crimea
  • Crimeapeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Swedish Krim, Krimhalvön
  • Krimpeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
  • Krimhalvönpeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Tamil கிரிமியா
  • கிரிமியா (kirimiyā)peninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Thai ไครเมีย
  • ไครเมีย (krai-miia)peninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Turkish Kırım
  • Kırımpeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Ukrainian Крим
  • Крим (Krym)peninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Urdu کریمیا
  • کریمیا (krimīyā)peninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Vietnamese Crưm
  • Crưmpeninsula — see also Crimean peninsula
Yiddish קרים
  • קרים (krim)peninsula — see also Crimean peninsula

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Crimea

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Crimea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crimea

MLA

“Crimea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crimea. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Crimea,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crimea.

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