Balaklava

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌbæləˈklɑːvə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bal′ə klä′və; Russ. bə lu klä′və)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Bal•a•kla•va  (bal′ə klä′və; Russ. bə lu klä′və),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa seaport in S Crimea, in the S Ukraine, on the Black Sea: scene of English cavalry charge against Russians (1854), celebrated in Tennyson's poem Charge of the Light Brigade.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Balaklava, Balaclava /ˌbæləˈklɑːvə; Russian: bəlaˈklavə/ n
  1. a small port in S Crimea: scene of an inconclusive battle (1854), which included the charge of the Light Brigade, during the Crimean War
'Balaklava' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Balaclava - Charge of the Light Brigade, The

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