Meanings
alternative Simferopil · alternative Simferopil’
- The capital city and raion of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine and capital city of the Republic of Crimea, Russia.
... the Scythians came and on the site of present-day Simferopol stood their capital, Neapolis, repeatedly mentioned by ancient writers. Neapolis reached its apogee in the 2nd century BC during the reign of King Skilur.
1987, Victor E. Louis et al., Louis Motorist's Guide to the Soviet Union..., page 348Synonyms: Neapolis, Scythian Neapolis, Kermenchik, Aqmescit
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe capital city and raion of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine and capital city of the Republic of Crimea, Russia.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΣυμφερούπολις
- RussianСимферо́поль
- UkrainianСімферо́поль
- EnglishSimferopol
From Ukrainian Сімферо́поль (Simferópolʹ) and Russian Симферо́поль (Simferópolʹ), from Ancient Greek Συμφερούπολις (Sumpheroúpolis), from συμφέρων (sumphérōn, “to be useful”) + πόλις (pólis, “city, city-state”).
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Arabic سِمْفِرُوبُل
- سِمْفِرُوبُل (simfirūbul)provincial capital of the Crimea
Bulgarian Симферо́пол
- Симферо́пол (Simferópol)provincial capital of the Crimea
Catalan Simferòpol
- Simferòpolprovincial capital of the Crimea
Chinese Mandarin 辛菲羅波爾 /辛菲罗波尔
- 辛菲羅波爾 /辛菲罗波尔 (Xīnfēiluóbō'ěr)provincial capital of the Crimea
Czech Simferopol
- Simferopolprovincial capital of the Crimea
Danish Simferopol
- Simferopolprovincial capital of the Crimea
Dutch Simferopol
- Simferopolprovincial capital of the Crimea
Estonian Simferopol
- Simferopolprovincial capital of the Crimea
Finnish Simferopol
- Simferopolprovincial capital of the Crimea
French Simferopol
- Simferopolprovincial capital of the Crimea
German Simferopol
- Simferopolprovincial capital of the Crimea
Greek Συμφερόπολη
- Συμφερόπολη (Symferópoli)provincial capital of the Crimea
Hebrew סימפרופול
- סימפרופולprovincial capital of the Crimea
Hungarian Szimferopol
- Szimferopolprovincial capital of the Crimea
Italian Sinferopoli
- Sinferopoliprovincial capital of the Crimea
Japanese シンフェローポリ
- シンフェローポリ (Shinferōpori)provincial capital of the Crimea
Korean 심페로폴
- 심페로폴 (Simperopol)provincial capital of the Crimea
Latin Sympheropolis, Neapolis
- Sympheropolisprovincial capital of the Crimea
- Neapolisprovincial capital of the Crimea
- Neapolis Scythicaprovincial capital of the Crimea
Latvian Simferopole
- Simferopoleprovincial capital of the Crimea
Lithuanian Simferopolis
- Simferopolisprovincial capital of the Crimea
Persian سیمفروپول, آقمسجد
- سیمفروپول (simferopol)provincial capital of the Crimea
- آقمسجد (âq-masjed)provincial capital of the Crimea
Polish Symferopol
- Symferopolprovincial capital of the Crimea
Portuguese Simferopol, Sinferopol
- Simferopolprovincial capital of the Crimea
- Sinferopolprovincial capital of the Crimea
- Simferópolprovincial capital of the Crimea
Romanian Simferopol
- Simferopolprovincial capital of the Crimea
Russian Симферо́поль
- Симферо́поль (Simferópolʹ)provincial capital of the Crimea
Slovak Simferopoľ
- Simferopoľprovincial capital of the Crimea
Spanish Simferópol
- Simferópolprovincial capital of the Crimea
Swedish Simferopol
- Simferopolprovincial capital of the Crimea
Turkish Simferopol
- Simferopolprovincial capital of the Crimea
Ukrainian Сімферо́поль, Симферо́піль
- Сімферо́поль (Simferópolʹ)provincial capital of the Crimea
- Симферо́піль (Symferópilʹ)provincial capital of the Crimea
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Cite this entry
Simferopol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Simferopol
“Simferopol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Simferopol. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Simferopol,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Simferopol.
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