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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A province of Sicily, Italy. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   The capital of Ragusa, Italy. countable, uncountable
3. 3
   Former name of Dubrovnik: a city and port in southern Croatia, on the Adriatic Sea. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   The Republic of Ragusa, a maritime republic centered in Dubrovnik. countable, historical, uncountable
5. 5
   A habitational surname from Italian. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

dubrovnik

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Ragusa, from Latin Ragusia. Probably from Proto-Albanian *rāguša (“grape”) (modern Albanian rrush)

Related phrases

maritime republic

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