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Sevastopol
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Sevastopol
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a port, resort, and naval base in Crimea, on the Black Sea: captured and destroyed by British, French, and Turkish forces after a siege of 11 months (1854–55) during the Crimean War; taken by the Germans after a siege of 8 months (1942) during World War II. Pop: 338 000 (2005 est)
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Sevastopol
see synonyms of sevastopol seaport in SW Crimea, on the Black Sea: pop. 366,000
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Sevastopol
see synonyms of sevastopol A city of southern Ukraine in Crimea on the Black Sea west of Yalta. Founded on the site of an ancient Greek colony, it became Russia's principal Black Sea naval base after the late 18th century. The city resisted lengthy sieges during the Crimean War and World War II.
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