Meanings
proper noun
- A strait that connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, separating the Kerch Peninsula of Crimea, de-jure Ukraine, in the west from the Taman Peninsula of Krasnodar Krai, Russia in the east.
Synonyms: Kerch Strait
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA strait that connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, separating the Kerch Peninsula of Crimea, de-jure Ukraine, in the west from the Taman Peninsula of Krasnodar Krai, Russia in the east.
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Translations
Bulgarian Ке́рченски прото́к
- Ке́рченски прото́к (Kérčenski protók)strait
Chinese Mandarin 刻赤海峽 /刻赤海峡
- 刻赤海峽 /刻赤海峡 (Kèchì Hǎixiá)strait
Danish Kertjstrædet
- Kertjstrædetstrait
Finnish Kertšinsalmi
- Kertšinsalmistrait
French détroit de Kertch
- détroit de Kertchstrait
German Straße von Kertsch
- Straße von Kertschstrait
Greek Πορθμός Κερτς
- Πορθμός Κερτς (Porthmós Kerts)strait
Hungarian Kercsi-szoros
- Kercsi-szorosstrait
Italian Stretto di Kerč'
- Stretto di Kerč'strait
Japanese ケルチ海峡
- ケルチ海峡 (Keruchi kaikyō)strait
Korean 케르치 해협
- 케르치 해협 (Kereuchi haehyeop)strait
Latin Bosporus Cimmerius
- Bosporus Cimmeriusstrait
Polish Cieśnina Kerczeńska
- Cieśnina Kerczeńskastrait
Russian Ке́рченский проли́в
- Ке́рченский проли́в (Kérčenskij prolív)strait
Spanish estrecho de Kerch
- estrecho de Kerchstrait
Swedish Kertjsundet
- Kertjsundetstrait
Turkish Kerç Boğazı
- Kerç Boğazıstrait
Ukrainian Ке́рченська прото́ка
- Ке́рченська прото́ка (Kérčensʹka protóka)strait
Cite this entry
APA
Strait of Kerch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Strait%20of%20Kerch
MLA
“Strait of Kerch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Strait%20of%20Kerch. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Strait of Kerch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Strait%20of%20Kerch.
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