Stara Zagora

[ stah-rah zah-gaw-rah ]

noun

1. a city in central Bulgaria.

Stara Zagora

/ ˈstara zaˈɡɔra /

noun

1. a city in central Bulgaria: ceded to Bulgaria by Turkey in 1877. Pop: 163 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

It will carry gas from the northern Greek city of Komotini to Stara Zagora in Bulgaria.

From Reuters

The link will run between the northeastern Greek city of Komotini and Stara Zagora, in central Bulgaria, and will give the country and neighbors with new grid connections access to the expanding global gas market.

From Seattle Times

In his final speech in the southern city of Stara Zagora, leader Sergei Stanishev - who as premier in 2005-2009 oversaw a credit boom and bust that caused a deep recession - criticized GERB's failure to make significant improvements.

From Reuters

The Army defeated Communist insurrections at Stara Zagora and Nova Zagora; but the Communists called a strike and engaged in wholesale sabotage of communications.

From Time Magazine Archive

There are twelve mediumwave radio transmitters: two are located in Pleven; two in Kurdzhali; two in Sofia; and one each in Plovdiv, Blagoevgrad, Varna, Shumen, Stara Zagora, and Stolnik.

From Project Gutenberg