Sevastopol

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Sevastopol

  • /ˌsɛvəˈstoʊpəl/
  • /səˈvæstəpoʊl/

Where it comes from

Late 18th century. From Ukrainian Севасто́поль (Sevastópolʹ) and Russian Севасто́поль (Sevastópolʹ), from Ancient Greek Σεβαστόπολις (Sebastópolis) from σεβαστός (sebastós, “august”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”), probably after Empress (=Augusta) Catherine II of Russia.

proper noun Sebastopol

  1. A port city in Crimea, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine but de facto in Russia. It is the base of the Black Sea Fleet.

    Similar: Aqyar

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name city

EspañolSebastopol
한국어세바스토폴 Sebaseutopol
日本語セヴァストポリ Sebasutopori
中文塞瓦斯托波爾 /塞瓦斯托波尔 Sàiwǎsītuōbō'ěr
PortuguêsSebastopol, Sevastopol
FrançaisSébastopol, Sévastopol
DeutschSewastopol
ItalianoSebastopoli
ΕλληνικάΣεβαστούπολη Sevastoúpoli
RomânăSevastopol
РусскийСевасто́поль Sevastópolʹ
العربيةسِيفَاسْتُوبُول sifastūbul
עבריתסבסטופול

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@misc{sevastopol_2026,
  title = {Sevastopol},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sevastopol},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}