Crimean War

proper noun

A conflict held mostly in the Crimean Peninsula between October 1853 and February 1856, in which Russian troops were defeated to an alliance of France, the United Kingdom, the Ottoman Empire, and Sardinia.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Crimean War
  1. historicalA conflict held mostly in the Crimean Peninsula between October 1853 and February 1856, in which Russian troops were defeated to an alliance of France, the United Kingdom, the Ottoman Empire, and Sardinia.

    He was a noted philanthropist, and played a public-spirited part in the support of the Army during the Crimean War.

    1960 March 28, N. Caplan, “The Railway Member of Parliament”, in Railway Magazine, page 209
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    He also thought nothing of laying down a railway in a war zone. For example, he was one of those behind the Grand Crimean Central Railway, built during the Crimean War [...].

    2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Chester (1848)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 57

Translations

Afrikaans Krimoorlog
  • Krimoorlogwar
Chinese Mandarin 克里米亞戰爭 /克里米亚战争, 克里木戰爭 /克里木战争
  • 克里米亞戰爭 /克里米亚战争 (Kèlǐmǐyà Zhànzhēng)war
  • 克里木戰爭 /克里木战争 (Kèlǐmù Zhànzhēng)war
Finnish Krimin sota, Oolannin sota
  • Krimin sotawar
  • Oolannin sotawar
French guerre de Crimée
  • guerre de Criméewar
German Krimkrieg
  • Krimkriegwar
Greek Κριμαϊκός Πόλεμος
  • Κριμαϊκός Πόλεμος (Krimaïkós Pólemos)war
Hindi क्रीमियाई युद्ध
  • क्रीमियाई युद्ध (krīmiyāī yuddh)war
Japanese クリミア戦争
  • クリミア戦争war
Polish wojna krymska
  • wojna krymskawar
Portuguese Guerra da Crimeia
  • Guerra da Crimeiawar
Russian Кры́мская война́
  • Кры́мская война́ (Krýmskaja vojná)war
Spanish Guerra de Crimea
  • Guerra de Crimeawar
Turkish Kırım Savaşı
  • Kırım Savaşıwar
Ukrainian Кри́мська війна́
  • Кри́мська війна́ (Krýmsʹka vijná)war
Cite this entry
APA

Crimean War. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crimean%20War

MLA

“Crimean War.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crimean%20War. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Crimean War,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crimean%20War.

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