"Taurica" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Taurida [alternative], Tauris [alternative], Tavria [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin Taurica, from Ancient Greek Ταυρῐκή (Taurĭkḗ). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Taurica}} Latin Taurica, {{bor|en|grc|Ταυρῐκή}} Ancient Greek Ταυρῐκή (Taurĭkḗ) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Taurica
  1. (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. Wikipedia link: Taurica Tags: historical Categories (place): Places in Russia, Places in Ukraine Synonyms: Tauric Chersonese Translations (the name by which the territory of the Crimean peninsula was known to the Greeks and Romans): Ταυρική (Taurikḗ) (Ancient Greek), Տավրիս (Tavris) (Armenian), ტავრო (ṭavro) (Georgian), Ταυρίδα (Tavrída) [feminine] (Greek), Ταυρική (Tavrikí) [feminine] (Greek), Taurica [feminine] (Latin), ताउरिका (tāurikā) (Marathi), Та́врика (Távrika) [feminine] (Russian), Таври́да (Tavrída) [feminine] (Russian), Та́врия (Távrija) [feminine] (Russian), Tavriya (Turkish), Та́врія (Távrija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), Таври́да (Tavrýda) [feminine] (Ukrainian), Та́врика (Távryka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

Alternative forms

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