Yalta

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/ˈjɑːl.tə/

proper noun

A city and raion of Crimea, Ukraine.

OriginCrimean Tatar Yalta ← Medieval Greek Γιαλίτα ← Ancient Greek αἰγιαλός →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Ialta

  1. A city and raion of Crimea, Ukraine.
  2. by ellipsisThe Yalta Conference of 1945.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekαἰγιαλός
  2. Medieval GreekΓιαλίτα
  3. Crimean TatarYalta
  4. EnglishYalta

From Crimean Tatar Yalta, from Medieval Greek Γιαλίτα (Gialíta), a derivative of γιαλός (gialós, “beach, seashore”), from Ancient Greek αἰγιαλός (aigialós).

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Translations

Arabic يَالْطَا
  • يَالْطَا (yalṭā)city in Crimea
Bulgarian Я́лта
  • Я́лта (Jálta)city in Crimea
Chinese Mandarin 雅爾塔 /雅尔塔
  • 雅爾塔 /雅尔塔 (Yǎ'ěrtǎ)city in Crimea
Czech Jalta
  • Jaltacity in Crimea
Danish Jalta
  • Jaltacity in Crimea
Dutch Jalta
  • Jaltacity in Crimea
Esperanto Jalto
  • Jaltocity in Crimea
Estonian Jalta
  • Jaltacity in Crimea
Finnish Jalta
  • Jaltacity in Crimea
French Yalta
  • Yaltacity in Crimea
German Jalta
  • Jaltacity in Crimea
Greek Γιάλτα
  • Γιάλτα (Giálta)city in Crimea
Hebrew ילטה
  • ילטהcity in Crimea
Hindi याल्टा
  • याल्टा (yālṭā)city in Crimea
Indonesian Yalta
  • Yaltacity in Crimea
Italian Jalta
  • Jaltacity in Crimea
Japanese ヤルタ
  • ヤルタ (Yaruta)city in Crimea
Korean 얄타
  • 얄타city in Crimea
Latvian Jalta
  • Jaltacity in Crimea
Lithuanian Jalta
  • Jaltacity in Crimea
Norwegian Jalta
  • Jaltacity in Crimea
Persian یالتا
  • یالتا (yâltâ)city in Crimea
Polish Jałta
  • Jałtacity in Crimea
Portuguese Ialta
  • Ialtacity in Crimea
Romanian Ialta
  • Ialtacity in Crimea
Russian Я́лта
  • Я́лта (Jálta)city in Crimea
Slovak Jalta
  • Jaltacity in Crimea
Spanish Yalta
  • Yaltacity in Crimea
Swedish Jalta
  • Jaltacity in Crimea
Thai ยัลตา
  • ยัลตา (yalta)city in Crimea
Turkish Yalta
  • Yaltacity in Crimea
Ukrainian Я́лта
  • Я́лта (Jálta)city in Crimea
Vietnamese I-an-ta, Nho Ta
  • I-an-tacity in Crimea
  • Nho Tacity in Crimea

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Yalta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yalta

MLA

“Yalta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yalta. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yalta,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yalta.

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