Bessarabia

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌbɛsəˈreɪbɪə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bes′ə rā′bē ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Bes•sa•ra•bi•a  (bes′ə rā′bē ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa region in Moldavia (Moldova), on the W shore of the Black Sea: formerly in Rumania.
Bes′sa•ra′bi•an, adj., n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Bessarabia / ˌbɛsəˈreɪbɪə/
  1. a historical 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)
'Bessarabia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Moldavia - Moldova

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