a port, resort, and naval base in Crimea, on the Black Sea: captured and destroyed by British, French, and Turkish forces after a siege of 11 months (1854–55) during the Crimean War; taken by the Germans after a siege of 8 months (1942) during World War II. Pop: 338 000 (2005 est)
English name: Sebastopol
Sevastopol in American English
(səˈvæstəˌpoʊl; Russian ˌ sɛvɑsˈtɔpəlj)
seaport in SW Crimea, on the Black Sea: pop. 366,000