Dobruja

American  

[doh-broo-juh, daw-broo-juh] / ˈdoʊ bru dʒə, ˈdɔ bru dʒə /

noun

1. a region in SE Romania and NE Bulgaria, between the Danube River and the Black Sea. 2,970 sq. mi. (7,690 sq. km).

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Dobruja British  

/ ˈdɔbrudʒa /

noun

1. Romanian name: Dobrogea.  a region of E Europe, between the River Danube and the Black Sea: the north passed to Romania and the south to Bulgaria after the Berlin Congress (1878)

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Example Sentences

Bulgaria has never forgotten that she lost part of the province of Dobruja to Rumania in 1913 and that some 500,000 Dobrujans are now Rumanian subjects.

From Time Magazine Archive

It seemed to be agreed that the smaller operation, amputation of southern Dobruja, would be accomplished first.

From Time Magazine Archive

It would cut 170 miles off the route, allow deep-draught Red vessels to sail into Europe's heart, and reclaim by irrigation the vast, poor Dobruja plain through which it flowed.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had a good reason: the Entente served as a check on Bulgaria, which wants the Rumanian province of Dobruja.

From Time Magazine Archive

Rainfall averages about twenty-five inches, ranging from only fifteen inches on the Dobruja plateau to forty inches in the mountainous regions.

From Area Handbook for Romania by Bernier, Donald W.