Dictionary
Cri•me•a
Pronunciation: (krī-mē'u, kri-), [key]—
n. the,
1. a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
2. a former autonomous republic of the Soviet Union, now a region of Ukraine. ab. 10,000 sq. mi. (25,900 sq. km).Russian,
Krim, Krym. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.