Istria

[ is-tree-uh; Italian ees-tryah ]

noun
  1. 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
  1. 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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