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Istria

American

[is-tree-uh, ees-tryah] / ˈɪs tri ə, ˈis trjɑ /

noun

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

Istria British

/ ˈɪstrɪə /

noun

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

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Istrian

adjective

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The Sacramento Valley chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations followed suit by announcing that area mosques would offer the traditional rain prayer, Salatul Istisqa.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2014

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