Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northeast Bulgaria west of Varna. It was founded as a fortress in the 10th century, near medieval Bulgaria's first capital.
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- proper noun a
town innortheastern Bulgaria
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Examples
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The meeting is now scheduled to take place in the local "Shumen" hotel.
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So I went to the TechnoMarket in Shumen the BG version of Best Buy and picked up a good little Samsung.
Archive 2009-04-01 Greg 2009
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This weekend I headed out to the nearby city of Shumen on a mission.
New Camera, Spring Break, and 50th Post Extravaganza Greg 2009
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I ate a short lunch of Shopska Salat and kyuftes at the one restaurant in town in the center before heading away from town, following a sign I noticed that pointed the way to “Rock Monasteries,” something I never knew existed in this area. 3 kilometers into the hills outside of the village Shumen lies on the other side of the same hills, I reached a sheer rock face.
Archive 2009-08-01 Greg 2009
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I had passed through Kochovo several times, as it lies on the bus route between Shumen and Veliki Preslav, but I had never really given any thought to the place while passing through.
Archive 2009-08-01 Greg 2009
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However, when I arrived at the post office, I was informed that I would have to pick it up in Shumen the regional center where it was being held in a customs office.
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This weekend I headed out to the nearby city of Shumen on a mission.
Archive 2009-04-01 Greg 2009
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I had passed through Kochovo several times, as it lies on the bus route between Shumen and Veliki Preslav, but I had never really given any thought to the place while passing through.
Village Hopping, Part 2 Greg 2009
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I arrived at the customs office in Shumen, where I was informed that I would have to pay a customs fee.
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I arrived at the customs office in Shumen, where I was informed that I would have to pay a customs fee.
Archive 2009-08-01 Greg 2009
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