Dobruja

[ doh-broo-juh; Bulgarian daw-broo-juh ]
/ ˈdoʊ bru dʒə; Bulgarian ˈdɔ bru dʒə /

noun

a region in SE Romania and NE Bulgaria, between the Danube River and the Black Sea. 2970 sq. mi. (7690 sq. km).
Romanian Do·bro·gea [daw-bro-jah] /ˈdɔ brɒˌdʒɑ/.

Example sentences from the Web for dobruja

  • The Dobruja plateau in southwestern Romania is the country's least important farming area.

    Area Handbook for Romania |Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole

British Dictionary definitions for dobruja

Dobruja
/ (Bulgarian ˈdɔbrudʒa) /

noun

a region of E Europe, between the River Danube and the Black Sea: the north passed to Romania and the south to Bulgaria after the Berlin Congress (1878) Romanian name: Dobrogea (doˈbrodʒea)