Inkerman

Inkerman

Inkerman, Australia, Canada, Ukraine Ukraine: probably ‘New Fortress’ from the Turkish yeni ‘new’ and kerman ‘fortress’. The towns in Australia and Canada probably commemorate the Battle of Inkerman, an Anglo‐French victory over Russian forces in the Crimea in 1854.

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Inkerman

Inkerman , eastern suburb of Sevastopol, S Ukraine, in the Crimea. In 1854, French and British troops defeated the Russian forces at Inkerman in the Crimean War. Nearby are cave dwellings and a burial place (2d-4th cent.) and a 14th-century fortress.

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