Definition of Bessarabian in English:
Bessarabian
adjective ˌbɛsəˈreɪbɪənˌbɛsəˈreɪbiən
Relating to or characteristic of the former European region of Bessarabia or its inhabitants.
a Bulgarian of Bessarabian descent
Example sentencesExamples
- I am the grandson of a Bessarabian rug merchant.
- The Bessarabian government voted for a total union.
- Bessarabian painters of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries concentrated on landscapes and rural themes.
- In the vicinity of the Bessarabian frontier, the army was already involved in a series of engagements.
- I continue on, more than 250 miles, to the outskirts of a 1,000-year-old Bessarabian fortress city.
noun ˌbɛsəˈreɪbɪənˌbɛsəˈreɪbiən
A native or inhabitant of the former European region of Bessarabia.
he was a Bessarabian of noble birth
Example sentencesExamples
- At a table near the door sat the French Bessarabian.
- The Bessarabians' living standards improved.
- A Bessarabian was appointed minister of education.
Rhymes
Arabian, Fabian, gabion, Sabian, Swabian
Definition of Bessarabian in US English:
Bessarabian
adjectiveˌbesəˈrābēənˌbɛsəˈreɪbiən
Relating to or characteristic of the former European region of Bessarabia or its inhabitants.
a Bulgarian of Bessarabian descent
Example sentencesExamples
- I continue on, more than 250 miles, to the outskirts of a 1,000-year-old Bessarabian fortress city.
- In the vicinity of the Bessarabian frontier, the army was already involved in a series of engagements.
- Bessarabian painters of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries concentrated on landscapes and rural themes.
- The Bessarabian government voted for a total union.
- I am the grandson of a Bessarabian rug merchant.
nounˌbesəˈrābēənˌbɛsəˈreɪbiən
A native or inhabitant of the former European region of Bessarabia.
he was a Bessarabian of noble birth
Example sentencesExamples
- The Bessarabians' living standards improved.
- A Bessarabian was appointed minister of education.
- At a table near the door sat the French Bessarabian.