Meanings
proper noun
- historicalA 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.
Origin
- RomanianBasarabia
- EnglishBessarabia
Borrowed from Romanian Basarabia (compare Ukrainian Бессара́бія (Bessarábija)), after the royal House of Basarab.
More words from Romanian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بِيسَارَابِيَا
- بِيسَارَابِيَا (bīsārābiyā)region
Bulgarian Бесара́бия
- Бесара́бия (Besarábija)region
Chinese Mandarin 比薩拉比亞 /比萨拉比亚
- 比薩拉比亞 /比萨拉比亚 (Bǐsàlābǐyà)region
Czech Besarábie
- Besarábieregion
Danish Bessarabien
- Bessarabienregion
Dutch Bessarabië
- Bessarabiëregion
Esperanto Besarabio
- Besarabioregion
French Bessarabie
- Bessarabieregion
German Bessarabien
- Bessarabienregion
Greek Βεσσαραβία
- Βεσσαραβία (Vessaravía)region
Hungarian Besszarábia
- Besszarábiaregion
Japanese ベッサラビア
- ベッサラビアregion
Korean 베사라비아
- 베사라비아 (Besarabia)region
Polish Besarabia
- Besarabiaregion
Portuguese Bessarábia
- Bessarábiaregion
Romanian Basarabia
- Basarabiaregion
Russian Бессара́бия
- Бессара́бия (Bessarábija)region
Slovak Besarábia
- Besarábiaregion
Spanish Besarabia
- Besarabiaregion
Turkish Besarabya
- Besarabyaregion
Ukrainian Бессара́бія, Бесара́бія
- Бессара́бія (Bessarábija)region
- Бесара́бія (Besarábija)region
Yiddish בעסאַראַביע
- בעסאַראַביע (besarabye)region
Cite this entry
APA
Bessarabia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bessarabia
MLA
“Bessarabia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bessarabia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bessarabia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bessarabia.
Source: Bessarabia on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.