Rumelia
Americannoun
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a division of the former Turkish Empire, in the Balkan Peninsula: included Albania, Macedonia, and Thrace.
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Eastern, a former autonomous province within this division: later became S Bulgaria.
noun
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The City of Philipopolis, onetime capital of the ancient independent country of Rumelia, was laid utterly in ruins.
From Time Magazine Archive
The best sheep are found in the district of Karnobat in Eastern Rumelia.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
During the crisis which followed the annexation of Servian Bosnia and Herzegovina to Austria, and when Russia was mortally insulted, Bulgaria, in common understanding with Austria, proclaimed her independence and definitely annexed Oriental Rumelia.
From The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915 by Various
The walnut and chestnut are mainly confined to eastern Rumelia.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
For this reason the Persians had Him further exiled to Rumelia; but, when there, the flame became more powerful, and the Cause more exalted.
From Some Answered Questions by `Abdu'l-Bahá
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