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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Yalta

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Yalta

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Yalta/ˈjɔːltə/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #15000 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La conferencia de Yalta definió el mundo de la posguerra."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A historic resort city in Crimea, located on the Black Sea coast.

    "The delegation traveled to Yalta for the international summit."
  2. 2

    Shorthand for the World War II conference held in February 1945 between the leaders of the US, UK, and Soviet Union.

    "The agreements made at Yalta shaped the geopolitical landscape of post-war Europe."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Crimean Tatar word 'jalta', meaning 'shore' or 'steep coast', referencing the geographic location of the Crimean port city. The term gained immense historical significance in English due to the 1945 Yalta Conference held there during World War II.

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