Meanings
alternative Taurida · alternative Tauris · alternative Tavria
- historicalAn ancient geographic region and peninsula, the name used by the Greeks and Romans for the modern Crimean Peninsula in Eastern Europe, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine but occupied by Russia.
Synonyms: Tauric Chersonese
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn ancient geographic region and peninsula, the name used by the Greeks and Romans for the modern Crimean Peninsula in Eastern Europe, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine but occupied by Russia.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΤαυρῐκή
- LatinTaurica
- EnglishTaurica
From Latin Taurica, from Ancient Greek Ταυρῐκή (Taurĭkḗ).
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Ancient Greek Ταυρική
- Ταυρική (Taurikḗ)the name by which the territory of the Crimean peninsula was known to the Greeks and Romans
Greek Ταυρίδα, Ταυρική
- Ταυρίδα (Tavrída)the name by which the territory of the Crimean peninsula was known to the Greeks and Romans
- Ταυρική (Tavrikí)the name by which the territory of the Crimean peninsula was known to the Greeks and Romans
Latin Taurica
- Tauricathe name by which the territory of the Crimean peninsula was known to the Greeks and Romans
Russian Та́врика, Таври́да
- Та́врика (Távrika)the name by which the territory of the Crimean peninsula was known to the Greeks and Romans
- Таври́да (Tavrída)the name by which the territory of the Crimean peninsula was known to the Greeks and Romans
- Та́врия (Távrija)the name by which the territory of the Crimean peninsula was known to the Greeks and Romans
Turkish Tavriya
- Tavriyathe name by which the territory of the Crimean peninsula was known to the Greeks and Romans
Ukrainian Та́врія, Таври́да
- Та́врія (Távrija)the name by which the territory of the Crimean peninsula was known to the Greeks and Romans
- Таври́да (Tavrýda)the name by which the territory of the Crimean peninsula was known to the Greeks and Romans
- Та́врика (Távryka)the name by which the territory of the Crimean peninsula was known to the Greeks and Romans
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Taurica. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Taurica
“Taurica.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Taurica. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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