Dubrovnik

American  

[doo-brawv-nik] / ˈdu brɔv nɪk /

noun

1. a seaport in southern Croatia, on the Adriatic: popular tourist destination.

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Dubrovnik British  

/ dʊˈbrɒvnɪk /

noun

1. Former Italian name (until 1918): Ragusa. a port in W Croatia, on the Dalmatian coast: an important commercial centre in the Middle Ages; damaged in 1991 when it was shelled by Serbian artillery. Pop: 43 770 (2001)

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Dubrovnik Cultural  

1. City in southern Croatia on the Adriatic Sea.

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Retaining much of its medieval architecture and character, the city was a popular tourist center before it was badly damaged in 1991 during the civil war between the Croats and the Serbs.

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Two years after watching his mother hobble with a cane through crowded Dubrovnik, Croatia, Jamie Lafferty was on a far more rugged trip with her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The agreement was also signed by her Croatian counterpart Andrej Plenkovic on the sidelines of a Three Seas Initiative summit in Dubrovnik.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

Opened in April 2005, the airport once served a host of destinations, including Berlin, Dubrovnik, Paris, Alicante and Mallorca.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2025

In some of the more iconic way stations on Europe’s tourist trail — Amsterdam and Santorini, Prague and Bruges, Dubrovnik and Florence — the downsides of being all-too-well-loved destinations are becoming more and more apparent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2024

Bobby rejected six tables as inadequate, before asking for one from the 1950 Chess Olympics in Dubrovnik.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady