Pleven
a city in N Bulgaria: siege of 143 days 1877.
- Also Plev·na [plev-nah]. /ˈplɛv nɑ/.
Words Nearby Pleven
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use Pleven in a sentence
Natural gas fields have been discovered near Vratsa and in the area of Lovech, south of Pleven.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria | Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. WalpoleExcept for the small domestic output, crude oil for the Pleven refinery is moved by rail from Black Sea ports.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria | Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. WalpoleBy that date the capacity of the Pleven refinery is planned to attain 16,500 tons per day.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria | Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
British Dictionary definitions for Pleven
Plevna (Bulgarian ˈplɛvna)
/ (Bulgarian ˈplɛvɛn) /
a town in N Bulgaria: taken by Russia from the Turks in 1877 after a siege of 143 days. Pop: 102 000 (2005 est)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse