Dubrovnik

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proper noun

A port city in southern Croatia, on the Adriatic Sea; formerly, Ragusa.

OriginSerbo-Croatian Dùbrōvnīk →
Less commonScrabble 19
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A port city in southern Croatia, on the Adriatic Sea; formerly, Ragusa.

    ‘A week later he took me to Dubrovnik. We didn’t even have a balcony. They say it’s a beautiful city.’

    2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, pages 56–57

Origin

  1. Serbo-CroatianDùbrōvnīk
  2. Serbo-CroatianDùbrōvnīk
  3. EnglishDubrovnik

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Dùbrōvnīk.

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Translations

Arabic دُوبْرُوفْنِيك, دُبْرُوفْنِيك
  • دُوبْرُوفْنِيك (dūbrūfnīk)Croatian port-city
  • دُبْرُوفْنِيك (dubrūfnīk)Croatian port-city
Bulgarian Дубро́вник
  • Дубро́вник (Dubróvnik)Croatian port-city
Catalan Dubrovnik
  • DubrovnikCroatian port-city
Chinese Mandarin 杜布羅夫尼克 /杜布罗夫尼克
  • 杜布羅夫尼克 /杜布罗夫尼克 (Dùbùluófūníkè)Croatian port-city
Czech Dubrovník
  • DubrovníkCroatian port-city
Danish Dubrovnik
  • DubrovnikCroatian port-city
Dutch Dubrovnik
  • DubrovnikCroatian port-city
Esperanto Dubrovnik
  • DubrovnikCroatian port-city
Finnish Dubrovnik
  • DubrovnikCroatian port-city
French Dubrovnik
  • DubrovnikCroatian port-city
German Dubrovnik
  • DubrovnikCroatian port-city
Greek Ντουμπρόβνικ
  • Ντουμπρόβνικ (Ntoumpróvnik)Croatian port-city
Hindi दुब्रोवनीक
  • दुब्रोवनीक (dubrovnīk)Croatian port-city
Hungarian Dubrovnik
  • DubrovnikCroatian port-city
Italian Ragusa, Dubrovnik
  • RagusaCroatian port-city
  • DubrovnikCroatian port-city
Japanese ドゥブロヴニク
  • ドゥブロヴニク (Duburovuniku)Croatian port-city
Latin Ragusa
  • RagusaCroatian port-city
Lithuanian Dubrovnikas
  • DubrovnikasCroatian port-city
Polish Dubrownik
  • DubrownikCroatian port-city
Portuguese Ragusa, Dubrovnik
  • RagusaCroatian port-city
  • DubrovnikCroatian port-city
Romanian Dubrovnik
  • DubrovnikCroatian port-city
Russian Дубро́вник
  • Дубро́вник (Dubróvnik)Croatian port-city
Slovak Dubrovník
  • DubrovníkCroatian port-city
Spanish Dubrovnik
  • DubrovnikCroatian port-city
Swedish Dubrovnik
  • DubrovnikCroatian port-city
Turkish Dubrovnik, Ragusa
  • DubrovnikCroatian port-city
  • RagusaCroatian port-city
Ukrainian Дубро́вник
  • Дубро́вник (Dubróvnyk)Croatian port-city
Cite this entry
APA

Dubrovnik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dubrovnik

MLA

“Dubrovnik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dubrovnik. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dubrovnik,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dubrovnik.

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