Bessarabia

See also: bessarábia and Bessarábia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian Basarabia (compare Ukrainian Бессара́бія (Bessarábija)), after the royal House of Basarab.

Proper noun

Bessarabia

  2. (historical) 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.

Translations

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian Basarabia, after the royal House of Basarab.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bes.saˈra.bja/
  • Rhymes: -abja
  • Hyphenation: Bes‧sa‧rà‧bia

Proper noun

Bessarabia 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)

Occitan

Proper noun

Bessarabia f (Gascony)

  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)

References

  • Patric Guilhemjoan, Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), 2005, Orthez, per noste, 2005, →ISBN, page 145.
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