Rumelia

American  

[roo-mee-lee-uh, -meel-yuh] / ruˈmi li ə, -ˈmil yə /

Or Roumelia

noun

1. a division of the former Turkish Empire, in the Balkan Peninsula: included Albania, Macedonia, and Thrace.

2. Eastern, a former autonomous province within this division: later became S Bulgaria.

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Rumelia British  

/ ruːˈmiːlɪə /

noun

1. history the possessions of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkan peninsula: including Macedonia, Albania, Thrace, and an autonomous province ( Eastern Rumelia ) ceded in 1885 to Bulgaria

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Example Sentences

The City of Philipopolis, onetime capital of the ancient independent country of Rumelia, was laid utterly in ruins.

From Time Magazine Archive

For this reason the Persians had Him further exiled to Rumelia; but, when there, the flame became more powerful, and the Cause more exalted.

From Some Answered Questions by `Abdu'l-Bahá

With the exception of the union of Eastern Rumelia with Bulgaria, there had been no changes during those twenty-nine years.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers by Churchill, Allen L. (Allen Leon)

In Eastern Rumelia during the same period the "militia" was instructed by foreign officers; after the union it was merged in the Bulgarian army.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various

The Maritza, the ancient Hebrus, springs from the slopes of Musall�, and, with its tributaries, the Tunja and Arda, waters the wide plain of Eastern Rumelia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various