a port in W Croatia, on the Dalmatian coast: an important commercial centre in the Middle Ages; damaged in 1991 when it was shelled by Serbian artillery. Pop: 43 770 (2001)
Former Italian name (until 1918): Ragusa
Dubrovnik in American English
(duˈbrɔvnɪk; ˈdubʀɔvnɪk)
seaport in S Croatia, on the Adriatic: pop. 44,000