Bessarabia
Translation of "bessarabia" into Russian
Bessarabia
Proper nounUK
/ˌbɛsəˈreɪbiə/
US
/ˌbɛsəˈreɪbiə/
Bessarabia
Name of a historical region; treated as a singular proper noun.
Bessarabia was annexed by the Russian Empire in 1812.
Бессарабия была присоединена к Российской империи в 1812 году.
Definitions
Bessarabia
Proper nounUK
/ˌbɛsəˈreɪbiə/
US
/ˌbɛsəˈreɪbiə/
A historical region of Eastern Europe between the Dniester and Prut rivers, now divided between Moldova and Ukraine.
In the early 20th century, Bessarabia declared union with Romania.