"Bessarabia" meaning in Italian

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Proper name

IPA: /bes.saˈra.bja/
Rhymes: -abja Etymology: Borrowed from Romanian Basarabia, after the royal House of Basarab. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|ro|Basarabia}} Borrowed from Romanian Basarabia Head templates: {{it-proper noun|f}} Bessarabia f
  1. (historical) Bessarabia (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) Wikipedia link: House of Basarab Tags: feminine, historical Categories (place): Places in Moldova, Places in Ukraine
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