Dobruja

American  

[doh-broo-juh, daw-broo-juh] / ˈdoʊ bru dʒə, ˈdɔ bru dʒə /

noun

1. a region in SE Romania and NE Bulgaria, between the Danube River and the Black Sea. 2,970 sq. mi. (7,690 sq. km).

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Dobruja British  

/ ˈdɔbrudʒa /

noun

1. Romanian name: Dobrogea.  a region of E Europe, between the River Danube and the Black Sea: the north passed to Romania and the south to Bulgaria after the Berlin Congress (1878)

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Dobruja

It seemed to be agreed that the smaller operation, amputation of southern Dobruja, would be accomplished first.

From Time Magazine Archive

If Bulgaria had Dobruja, she would share the lower Danube to the sea.

From Time Magazine Archive

It would cut 170 miles off the route, allow deep-draught Red vessels to sail into Europe's heart, and reclaim by irrigation the vast, poor Dobruja plain through which it flowed.

From Time Magazine Archive

General Feodor Tolbukhin's army group reached southern Dobruja below Constanta.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dobruja contains most of the Danube River delta marshland, much of which is not easily exploited for agricultural purposes, although some of the reeds and natural vegetation have limited commercial value.

From Area Handbook for Romania by Donald W. Bernier