Balaklava.
A placename
Meaning & usage
A placename A former city in Crimea, now part of city of Sevastopol
A placename Ellipsis of Balaklava Bay: A bay in Crimea, of the Black Sea, on the Crimean Peninsula
A placename Ellipsis of Balaklava Base: A naval base in Balaklava
Ellipsis of Battle of Balaclava: A battle during the Crimean War.
Where this word comes from
From Russian Балакла́ва (Balakláva), from Ottoman Turkish بالقلاوه (balıklava), from بالقلاغه (balıklaga, “fishing ground”)
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