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Dobruja

Dobruja proper noun: a geographic region in southeastern Europe, politically divided between Bulgaria and Romania, located between the lower Danube river and the Black Sea.

dobruja: a geographic region in southeastern Europe, politically divided between Bulgaria and Romania,...
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Proper noun

Dobruja

  1. A geographic region in southeastern Europe, politically divided between Bulgaria and Romania, located between the lower Danube river and the Black Sea.

Dobruja meaning in Arabic

Dobruja in Arabic

region
دوبرجا

Origin of Dobruja

Probably ultimately from the Turkish rendition of the 14th century Bulgarian ruler Dobrotitsa. Other theories link it (at least the first element) ultimately to the Slavic word dobro (“good”), or from a Slavic derivation of a Turkic word.

Questions about Dobruja

What does Dobruja mean?
Dobruja means a geographic region in southeastern Europe, politically divided between Bulgaria and Romania, located between the lower Danube river and the Black Sea.
What is Dobruja in Arabic?
Dobruja in Arabic is دوبرجا. See Dobruja meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Dobruja?
Dobruja is a proper noun.

Words near Dobruja in the dictionary

  1. Dobroteasa
  2. Dobrotești
  3. Dobrovskii
  4. Dobrowolski
  5. Dobrowolskis
  6. Dobruja
  7. Dobrujan Tatar
  8. Dobrun
  9. Dobry
  10. Dobrys
  11. Dobrzynski

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