Bessarabia
/ˌbɛsəˈɹeɪbiə/ · name
Meaning
- A geographic region of Eastern Europe bounded by the Dniester River on the east and the Prut River on the west; now divided politically between Moldova and Ukraine.
Etymology / origin
Borrowed from Romanian Basarabia (compare Ukrainian Бессара́бія (Bessarábija)), after the royal House of Basarab.
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