A city in the Crimea; population 337,100 (est. 2009). It was settled by the Tartars in the 16th century, when it was known as Ak-Mechet, and was seized in 1736 by the Russians.
Definition of Simferopol in US English:
Simferopol
proper nounˌsimfəˈrôpəl
A city in the Crimea, Ukraine; population 337,100 (est. 2009). It was settled by the Tartars in the 16th century, when it was known as Ak-Mechet, and was seized in 1736 by the Russians.