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Roumelia

American  
[roo-mee-lee-uh, -meel-yuh] / ruˈmi li ə, -ˈmil yə /

noun

  1. Rumelia.


Roumelia British  
/ ruːˈmiːlɪə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Rumelia

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Papouas boasted that he had been a scourge of Thessaly and Roumelia for seven years.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mehemet was born in Roumelia; he entered the Turkish army, and after attaining the rank of colonel he was sent to Egypt.

From Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu by Woolson, Constance Fenimore

Orders were given for a general levy through the provinces, and the Emperor himself commenced a tour of inspection of the frontier lying towards Roumelia.

From Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 by Various

Meanwhile what had become of the Turkish population of the Balkans and Roumelia?

From Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles

Having inflicted all this confusion upon Eastern Roumelia, the European Powers are complaining that the people do not know how to govern themselves!

From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 by Various