Bessarabia

[ bes-uh-rey-bee-uh ]

/ ˌbɛs əˈreɪ bi ə /

noun

a region in Moldavia (Moldova), on the W shore of the Black Sea: formerly in Romania.

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Bes·sa·ra·bi·an, adjective, noun

Example sentences from the Web for bessarabia

In Bessarabia, Turks and Moldavians are the predominant population.

The Ethnology of Europe |Robert Gordon Latham
In 1367 Bessarabia was subdued and annexed by the ruling prince of Moldavia.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 6 |Various
Down the Dniester come timber and wooden wares from Galicia, and grain and wool from Bessarabia itself.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 6 |Various
When scarcely yet of age he wrote an "Ode to Liberty," for which he was condemned to exile in Bessarabia.

The Strand Magazine, Vol. 1 - No. 1, |Various

One of the criminal haunts of these incendiaries was situated at that time in Kishinev, the capital of semi-Moldavian Bessarabia.

History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Vol. 3 of 3. |S. M. Dubnow

British Dictionary definitions for bessarabia

Bessarabia

/ (ˌbɛsəˈreɪbɪə) /

noun

a region in E Europe, mostly in Moldova and Ukraine: long disputed by the Turks and Russians; a province of Romania from 1918 until 1940. Area: about 44 300 sq km (17 100 sq miles)

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