Bessarabia
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Friday’s ceremony celebrated the 105th anniversary of Great Union Day of 1918 when modern-day Romania was formed after its unification with the neighboring regions of Transylvania, Bessarabia and Bukovina.
From Washington Times • Dec. 1, 2023
But parishioners are divided between two churches -- the Moldova Metropolis, subordinate to the Russian Orthodox Church, and the Metropolis of Bessarabia, which reports to the Romanian church.
From Reuters • Nov. 17, 2023
It takes about half an hour to cook, stirring constantly, says Roza Jaffe, a home cook and Holocaust survivor from the region of Bessarabia, which today straddles Moldova and Ukraine.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2022
Through messaging, they had uncovered that their great-grandfathers were from neighboring small towns in Bessarabia, now Moldova.
From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2021
I accompanied Gladys to Tilbury and saw her parents safely on board the Bessarabia.
From The Sixth Sense A Novel by McKenna, Stephen
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