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Rumelia

Pronunciation: /ruːˈmiːlɪə/
(also Roumelia)
Definition of Rumelia
  • the territories in Europe which formerly belonged to the Ottoman Empire, including Macedonia, Thrace, and Albania.

Origin:

from Turkish Rumeli, ‘land of the Romans’

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