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Sevastopol

se·vas·to·pol

UK/ˌsɛvəˈstoʊpəl/ US/səˈvæstəpoʊl/ uncommon

noun

1.

a city in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea

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Late 18th century. From Ukrainian Севасто́поль (Sevastópolʹ) and Russian Севасто́поль (Sevastópolʹ), from Ancient Greek Σεβαστόπολις (Sebastópolis) from σεβαστός (sebastós, “august”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”), probably after Empress (=Augusta) Catherine II of Russia.

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