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Crimean

Crimean

1 6.1
A person who lives in or comes from Crimea, the peninsula on the Black Sea coast
  • noun
  • /kraɪˈmiːən/
: crimeo
  • And then I work my way to the Crimean
  • Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
  • the Crimean virus
  • known as Crimean

And although Khrushchev generally condemns Stalin's deportations of people, he does not change the rule that the Crimeans are not allowed to come back.

Examples

  • And although Khrushchev generally condemns Stalin's deportations of people, he does not change the rule that the Crimeans are not allowed to come back.

    YaleCourses

  • Following the completion of the line in the 1630s, the Crimeans could no longer penetrate into the Muscovite heartland and were effectively neutralized.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Among the Crimeans, it was a different story.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Among the other Crimeans, he stood out.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • And one of the problems was that the Austrians could not tell the difference between the Poles and the Crimean Tatars, right?

  • After living in Crimea for several years, she proudly identifies as a Crimean.

  • Many Crimeans are eager to share their rich culture with visitors to the peninsula.

  • The history of the Crimeans has been shaped by their unique geographical location in Eastern Europe.

Compounds

Crimean War
2 7.5

A war fought from 1853 to 1856 in Crimea between Russia and Britain, France, the Ottoman Empire, and Sardinia

Surface Forms

Crimean singular
Crimeans plural

Morphology

Crimean = Crimea (transparent) = Crimea + an

Built from the place name 'Crimea' plus the agent/relational suffix '-an', indicating a person from or associated with Crimea; this is a standard and transparent demonymal formation.

Etymology

Crimean as a person-name also comes from the place name Crimea, via the Crimean Tatar word Qırım, which likely meant 'fortress' or 'hill'. So, a Crimean is someone who comes 'from Crimea' or who lives there.