Pleven

[ plev-en ]

noun

1. a city in N Bulgaria: siege of 143 days 1877.

Pleven

/ ˈplɛvna; ˈplɛvɛn /

noun

1. a town in N Bulgaria: taken by Russia from the Turks in 1877 after a siege of 143 days. Pop: 102 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Natural gas fields have been discovered near Vratsa and in the area of Lovech, south of Pleven.

From Project Gutenberg

Except for the small domestic output, crude oil for the Pleven refinery is moved by rail from Black Sea ports.

From Project Gutenberg

By that date the capacity of the Pleven refinery is planned to attain 16,500 tons per day.

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