Slavonia

American  

[sluh-voh-nee-uh] / sləˈvoʊ ni ə /

noun

1. a historic region in N Croatia.

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Slavonia British  

/ sləˈvəʊnɪə /

noun

1. a region in Croatia, mainly between the Drava and Sava Rivers

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Example Sentences

Bacon-wrapped prunes, sausages from Slavonia in Croatia, goulash from the region of Vojvodina in northwestern Serbia, and plates of cheese from all corners of the country round out a menu that will fill any meat eater with palate-pleasing delight.

From New York Times

It includes Luka Modrić inviting people to his hometown, Zadar, and Mario Mandzukic suggesting that people travel to Slavonia.

From New York Times

When the food and drink kiosks popped up on the 1,000-foot-long Stradun during the festival two years ago—selling everything from sausages from Slavonia, a region in northeastern Croatia, to freshly shucked oysters from Ston, a nearby seaside town—many vocal residents acted like a heresy had been committed.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Are we now going to change all the names that are similar, like Slavonia, Slovenia and Slovakia—just because they remind us of something else?" asked Ivica Kovacevic, president of Vino Dalmacije, the association of wine producers of the Dalmatia region, where most Prosek is made.

From The Wall Street Journal

The latter, together with those of Bulgaria, Roumania, Slavonia, and Dalmatia, he estimates at about five hundred.

From Project Gutenberg