Plev·en (pl v  n, -n) or Plev·na (-n, -nä) A city of northern Bulgaria northeast of Sofia. Settled by Thracians, it was ruled by Turkey from the 15th to the 19th century. Population: 117,000. |
Pleven (Bulgarian) [ˈplɛvɛn], Plevna (Bulgarian) [ˈplɛvna]
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(Placename) a town in N Bulgaria: taken by Russia from the Turks in 1877 after a siege of 143 days. Pop.: 121 952 (1999 est.)
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| Noun | 1. |  Pleven - the town was taken from the Turks by the Russians in 1877 after a siege of 143 daysBulgaria, Republic of Bulgaria - a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe |
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