Balaklava

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of balaclava alt-of, alternative
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename; A former city in Crimea, now part of city of Sevastopol
  2. 2
    A placename; Ellipsis of Balaklava Bay: A bay in Crimea, of the Black Sea, on the Crimean Peninsula abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  3. 3
    A placename; Ellipsis of Balaklava Base: A naval base in Balaklava abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  4. 4
    Ellipsis of Battle of Balaclava: A battle during the Crimean War. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Etymology

From Russian Балакла́ва (Balakláva), from Ottoman Turkish بالقلاوه (balıklava), from بالقلاغه (balıklaga, “fishing ground”)

Related phrases

Balaclava BayBalaklava BayBattle of BalaclavaBattle of Balaklava

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