Yalta
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6.1
- proper noun
- /ˈjɔːltə/
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Yalta
- Milstein had attended the Yalta Conference.
- Yalta Conference
- Yalta Accords
- Yalta in February
By the time he got to Yalta, he was exhausted.
- By the time he got to Yalta, he was exhausted.
- Of course, they also met at Tehran and Yalta and and Potsdam.
- I think what will happen is that Russia, well, if that would have happened, then obviously Russia would begin to imagine that it can recreate the Yalta borders.
- Our allied operations is the well, that's one of the code names for the Yalta Conference, so thought that'd be interesting.
Examples
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Hiss's career: clerking for Oliver Wendell Holmes; with FDR at Yalta, with Churchill, with Stalin.
Fiction book (1995) -
But to the rest of the world, it was better known as the Yalta Conference.
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Was at the Yalta conference, then left for Mexico City and has not yet come back.
Academic text (2007) -
Nine American officials attended the Yalta Conference and then traveled to Moscow.
Academic text (2007) -
Consequently, the Allies failed to clarify their intentions at the Yalta Conference in early 1945.
Academic text (1997) -
The promises at Yalta to the contrary, probably 8 to 10 million people are being enslaved.
Academic text (2003) -
The present political set-up in Germany is based on the agreements reached at Tehran, Yalta, and Potsdam.
Academic text (2003) -
After flying from Yalta to Moscow, Hiss had indeed accompanied Secretary Stettinius to the Mexico City conference, arriving on February 20.
Academic text (2007) -
Ales left Yalta and flew to Moscow, where the Soviet deputy foreign minister, Andrei Vyshinsky, ostensibly conveyed their gratitude.
Academic text (2007) -
Yalta is famous not only for its beautiful landscapes but also for hosting the historic Yalta Conference.
Compounds
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6.7
A 1945 meeting in Yalta where US, UK, and Soviet leaders planned Europe's post-war borders
Surface Forms
Etymology
Yalta likely comes from a local word such as Greek yalos or Turkish yalı that means 'shore' or 'seaside'. So, a helpful way to remember Yalta is as a seaside town on the Black Sea.