Istria

[ is-tree-uh; Italian ees-tryah ]

/ ˈɪs tri ə; Italian ˈis tryɑ /

a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.

Also called Istrian Peninsula.

OTHER WORDS FROM Istria

Is·tri·an, adjective, noun

In November, when they were on the coast of Istria, winter set in with extraordinary severity, and the frost was intense.

The Lion of Saint Mark |G. A. Henty
The Duke of Istria has died a most glorious death, and without suffering.

The Private Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete |Constant
He was ordered to winter on the coast of Istria, where his crews suffered from exposure and disease.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 |Various
The Byzantines used Istria as a base in the final operations against the Goths till 555, when they were conquered.

The Shores of the Adriatic |F. Hamilton Jackson

He was the scion of a noble stock, and was born in Istria in 1692.

Great Violinists And Pianists |George T. Ferris

Istria

/ (ˈɪstrɪə) /

a peninsula in the N Adriatic Sea: passed from Italy to Yugoslavia (except for Trieste) in 1947 and to Croatia in 1991