Crimean

/kraɪˈmiːən/ adjective

Definition

Relating to Crimea, a peninsula on the north coast of the Black Sea in Europe, or its people and culture.

Etymology

From Crimea, the geographical region, plus the -an suffix. Crimea's name likely comes from Turkic or Greek origins referring to the steppe region.

Kelly Says

The Crimean War (1853-1856) introduced the world to Florence Nightingale and modern nursing, but it's mostly remembered now for the phrase 'into the valley of death'—a catastrophic but famous military blunder immortalized in poetry.

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