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Taurica

Taurica proper noun: 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.

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.

Taurica meaning in Marathi

Taurica in Marathi

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

Synonyms of Taurica

Forms of Taurica

alternative formTaurida
alternative formTauris
alternative formTavria

Origin of Taurica

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

Phrases with Taurica

Questions about Taurica

What does Taurica mean?
Taurica means 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.
What is Taurica in Marathi?
Taurica in Marathi is ताउरिका (tāurikā). See Taurica meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Taurica?
Taurica is a proper noun.

Words near Taurica in the dictionary

  1. Taurians
  2. tauric
  3. tauric acid
  4. Tauric Chersonese
  5. Tauric Mountains
  6. Taurica
  7. tauricide
  8. tauricides
  9. Taurick
  10. Tauricks
  11. tauricornous

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