# Crimea

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kɹaɪˈmiːə/ · frequency rank #15,997

## Definitions
1. A geographic region and peninsula in Eastern Europe, jutting out into the Black Sea; de facto occupied and annexed in 2014 as a republic of Russia, but internationally recognized as an autonomous republic of Ukraine:
2. A geographic region and peninsula in Eastern Europe, jutting out into the Black Sea; de facto occupied and annexed in 2014 as a republic of Russia, but internationally recognized as an autonomous republic of Ukraine:
3. A geographic region and peninsula in Eastern Europe, jutting out into the Black Sea; de facto occupied and annexed in 2014 as a republic of Russia, but internationally recognized as an autonomous republic of Ukraine:
4. Synonym of Crimean Khanate: A historical country in Crimean Peninsula, Europe. The Crimean Khanate, which for much of its history controlled most of the Crimean peninsula and various adjacent areas of the mainland.
5. Ellipsis of Crimean Republic.
6. Ellipsis of Crimean People's Republic.

## Etymology
Through Italian Crimea, from Crimean Tatar Qırım.

## Easily confused with
- **crimp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crimea-vs-crimp)
- **crimes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crimea-vs-crimes)
- **crises** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crimea-vs-crises)
- **Crimean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crimea-vs-crimean)
- **crim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crim-vs-crimea)
- **crime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crime-vs-crimea)
- **cried** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cried-vs-crimea)
- **cries** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cries-vs-crimea)
- **chime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chime-vs-crimea)
- **crème** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creme-vs-crimea)
- **chimes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimes-vs-crimea)
- **Cramer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cramer-vs-crimea)
- **chimed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimed-vs-crimea)
- **chimera** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimera-vs-crimea)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ccrimea`, `cirmea`, `criema`, `crimae`, `crimmea`, `crmiea`, `crrimea`, `rcimea`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/crimea