Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taurica

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tau-ri-ca
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Taurica, Ταυρῐκή

Inflected Forms

Taurida (alternative) Tauris (alternative) Tavria (alternative)

Synonyms

Tauric Chersonese

Questions

What does taurica mean?: 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.
Where does taurica come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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