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Alma

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Type River
Usage Crimean Tatar, Ukrainian, Russian, English
Scripts Альма(Ukrainian, Russian)

Meaning & History

From Crimean Tatar alma meaning "apple". This is the name of a river in Crimea, notable as the site of a 1854 battle in the Crimean War.

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Entry added April 25, 2021

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