Dubrovnik
[ doo-brawv-nik ]
/ ˈdu brɔv nɪk /
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noun
a seaport in southern Croatia, on the Adriatic: popular tourist destination.
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British Dictionary definitions for Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik
/ (dʊˈbrɒvnɪk) /
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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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.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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