Perekop

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/pɛɹɛkˈɒp//pɪɹɪkˈɒp/

proper noun

A former fortress-city on the Crimea, founded in antiquity as Taphros, believed to have first been fortified by the Crimean Scythians, rendered uninhabitable in November 1920 by the Perekop–Chonhar Operation of the Russian Civil War; the fortress ruins are known by their Crimean Tatar name, Or Qapı.

Originru,uk Переко́п →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Places in Ukraine:
    1. A former fortress-city on the Crimea, founded in antiquity as Taphros, believed to have first been fortified by the Crimean Scythians, rendered uninhabitable in November 1920 by the Perekop–Chonhar Operation of the Russian Civil War; the fortress ruins are known by their Crimean Tatar name, Or Qapı.
    2. The isthmus in Ukraine that connects the Crimea with the Ukrainian mainland, separating Karkinit Bay to its west from the Syvash to its east.
    3. A village in Suvorove silrada, Perekop Raion, the Crimea, Ukraine, founded in the wake of the fortress-city’s destruction and named for it.
    4. A village in Henichesk urban hromada, Henichesk Raion, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1926.
    5. A raion of the Crimea, Ukraine, established in September 2023. Administrative centre: Yany Kapu.
  2. Places in Russia:
    1. An uninhabited hamlet in Verkhnyaya Uftyuga rural settlement, Krasnoborsk Raion, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Northwestern Federal District, Russia, first mentioned in 1670.
    2. A posyolok in Churovichi rural settlement, Klimovo Raion, Bryansk Oblast, Central Federal District, Russia.
    3. A posyolok in Byakovo rural settlement, Navlya Raion, Bryansk Oblast, Central Federal District, Russia.
    4. A hamlet in Ozernitsa rural settlement, Slobodskoy Raion, Kirov Oblast, Volga Federal District, Russia, first mentioned in 1891.
    5. A hamlet in Turbino rural settlement, Okulovka Raion, Novgorod Oblast, Northwestern Federal District, Russia.

Origin

  1. ru,ukПереко́п
  2. EnglishPerekop

From Russian and Ukrainian Переко́п (Perekóp). Compare Perekip and Pierakop.

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Translations

Polish Perekop, Perekop
  • Perekopformer fortress-city on Crimea
  • Perekopvillage in Suvorove, Perekop, Crimea, Ukraine
  • Perekopvillage in Henichesk, Henichesk, Kherson, Ukraine
  • Perekopuninhabited hamlet in Verkhnyaya Uftyuga, Krasnoborsk, Arkhangelsk, Northwestern Russia
  • Perekopposyolok in Churovichi, Klimovo, Bryansk, Central Russia
  • Perekopposyolok in Byakovo, Navlya, Bryansk, Central Russia
  • Perekophamlet in Ozernitsa, Slobodskoy, Kirov, Volga, Russia
  • Perekophamlet in Turbino, Okulovka, Novgorod, Northwestern Russia
  • Perekopisthmus connecting Crimea with mainland Ukraine
  • Perekopraion of Crimea, Ukraine
Russian Переко́п, Переко́п
  • Переко́п (Perekóp)uninhabited hamlet in Verkhnyaya Uftyuga, Krasnoborsk, Arkhangelsk, Northwestern Russia
  • Переко́п (Perekóp)posyolok in Churovichi, Klimovo, Bryansk, Central Russia
  • Переко́п (Perekóp)posyolok in Byakovo, Navlya, Bryansk, Central Russia
  • Переко́п (Perekóp)hamlet in Ozernitsa, Slobodskoy, Kirov, Volga, Russia
  • Переко́п (Perekóp)hamlet in Turbino, Okulovka, Novgorod, Northwestern Russia
Ukrainian Переко́п, Переко́п
  • Переко́п (Perekóp)former fortress-city on Crimea
  • Переко́п (Perekóp)village in Suvorove, Perekop, Crimea, Ukraine
  • Переко́п (Perekóp)village in Henichesk, Henichesk, Kherson, Ukraine
  • Переко́пський переши́йок (Perekópsʹkyj perešýjok)isthmus connecting Crimea with mainland Ukraine
  • Переко́п (Perekóp)isthmus connecting Crimea with mainland Ukraine
  • Переко́пський райо́н (Perekópsʹkyj rajón)raion of Crimea, Ukraine
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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