Bessarabian
/ˌbɛsəˈreɪbɪən
/adjective
Relating to or characteristic of the former European region of Bessarabia or its inhabitants: a Bulgarian of Bessarabian descent...
- The Bessarabian government voted for a total union.
- I am the grandson of a Bessarabian rug merchant.
- Bessarabian painters of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries concentrated on landscapes and rural themes.
noun
A native or inhabitant of the former European region of Bessarabia: he was a Bessarabian of noble birth...
- At a table near the door sat the French Bessarabian.
- A Bessarabian was appointed minister of education.
- The Bessarabians' living standards improved.
