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
Bulgaria and Rumelia; a bashi-bazouk in Constantinople, a forced marriage—I suppose that's bound to come—and all the rest....
From The Gay Adventure A Romance by Bird, Richard
The union with Eastern Rumelia in 1885 entailed liability for the obligations of that province consisting of an annual tribute to Turkey of 2,951,000 fr.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
Diebitsch's successful march through Rumelia encouraged Russia to demand more, and filled the minds of the French ministers with the wildest schemes of aggression.
From The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) by Brodrick, George C. (George Charles)
With the exception of the union of Eastern Rumelia with Bulgaria, there had been no changes during those twenty-nine years.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers by Churchill, Allen L. (Allen Leon)
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