Rumelia

or Rou·me·li·a

[ roo-mee-lee-uh, -meel-yuh ]

/ ruˈmi li ə, -ˈmil yə /

noun

a division of the former Turkish Empire, in the Balkan Peninsula: included Albania, Macedonia, and Thrace.

Eastern, a former autonomous province within this division: later became S Bulgaria.

Example sentences from the Web for rumelia

But at any rate the union with Eastern Rumelia was accomplished and remained a fact.

The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) |Various
No forests exist on the island; all wood is brought from the coast of Rumelia or from Thasos.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 4 |Various
Once again, as in the case of eastern Rumelia, irredentism was the Bulgarian motive for war.

Area Handbook for Bulgaria |Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
The Padishah assures thee through me of his grace and favour, and of his own good pleasure appoints thee Beglerbeg of Rumelia.

Halil the Pedlar |Mr Jkai

The walnut and chestnut are mainly confined to eastern Rumelia.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for rumelia

Rumelia

/ (ruːˈmiːlɪə) /

noun

history the possessions of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkan peninsula: including Macedonia, Albania, Thrace, and an autonomous province (Eastern Rumelia) ceded in 1885 to Bulgaria

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Rumelia

or Rou·me·li·a

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for rumelia

noun