Dubrovnik

[doo-brawv-nik]

noun

a seaport in S Croatia, on the Adriatic: resort.

Italian Ragusa.

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Contemporary Examples of dubrovnik

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Their CT-43, the military version of the Boeing 737, crashed into a mountainside on approach to Dubrovnik.
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Historical Examples of dubrovnik

Having thus qualified himself to be a schoolmaster, he went back to Dubrovnik and settled down to that profession.
The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1
Henry Baerlein
The intellectual life of the Yugoslavs would, but for Dubrovnik, have died out altogether.
The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1
Henry Baerlein

British Dictionary definitions for dubrovnik

Dubrovnik

noun

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)Former Italian name (until 1918): Ragusa

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dubrovnik in Culture

Dubrovnik

[(dooh-brawv-nik, doo-brawv-nik)]

City in southern Croatia on the Adriatic Sea.

Note

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.