Istria
[ is-tree-uh; Italian ees-tryah ]
noun
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- Also called Istrian Peninsula.
Other words from Istria
- Is·tri·an, adjective, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for Istria
Istria
/ (ˈɪstrɪə) /
noun
a peninsula in the N Adriatic Sea: passed from Italy to Yugoslavia (except for Trieste) in 1947 and to Croatia in 1991
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