Taurica

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Taurica

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From Latin Taurica, from Ancient Greek Ταυρῐκή (Taurĭkḗ).

proper noun Taurida · Tauris · Tavria

historical An ancient geographic region and peninsula, the name used by the Greeks and Romans for the modern Crimean Peninsula in Eastern Europe, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine but occupied by Russia.
Similar: Tauric Chersonese

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name the name by which the territory of the Crimean peninsula was known to the Greeks and Romans

Ελληνικά	Ταυρίδα Tavrída, Ταυρική Tavrikí
Русский	Та́врика Távrika, Таври́да Tavrída, Та́врия Távrija

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@misc{taurica_2026,
  title = {Taurica},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/taurica},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}