Dobruja

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proper noun

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

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Meanings

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

Origin

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.

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Translations

Arabic دوبرجا
  • دوبرجاregion
Bulgarian Добруджа
  • Добруджа (Dobrudža)region
Catalan Dobrudja
  • Dobrudjaregion
Chinese Mandarin 多布羅加 /多布罗加
  • 多布羅加 /多布罗加 (Duōbùluójiā)region
French Dobroudja, Dobrogée
  • Dobroudjaregion
  • Dobrogéeregion
German Dobrudscha
  • Dobrudscharegion
Greek Δοβρουτσά
  • Δοβρουτσά (Dovroutsá)region
Hungarian Dobrudzsa
  • Dobrudzsaregion
Italian Dobrugia
  • Dobrugiaregion
Latin Scythia Minor
  • Scythia Minorregion
Portuguese Dobruja
  • Dobrujaregion
Romanian Dobrogea
  • Dobrogearegion
Spanish Dobruja
  • Dobrujaregion
Turkish Dobruca
  • Dobrucaregion
Ukrainian Добруджа
  • Добруджа (Dobrudža)region
Cite this entry
APA

Dobruja. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dobruja

MLA

“Dobruja.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dobruja. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dobruja,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dobruja.

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