Besarabia

See also: Besarábia and Besarabią

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian Basarabia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛ.saˈra.bja/
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  • Rhymes: -abja
  • Syllabification: Be‧sa‧ra‧bia

Proper noun

Besarabia f (related adjective besarabski)

  1. (historical) Bessarabia (a geographic region of Eastern Europe bounded by the Dniester River on the east and the Prut River on the west; now divided politically between Moldova and Ukraine)

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
  • Besarabczyk
  • Besarabka

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian Basarabia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /besaˈɾabja/ [be.saˈɾa.β̞ja]
  • Rhymes: -abja
  • Syllabification: Be‧sa‧ra‧bia

Proper noun

Besarabia f

  1. (historical) Bessarabia (a geographic region of Eastern Europe bounded by the Dniester River on the east and the Prut River on the west; now divided politically between Moldova and Ukraine)