A port and resort on the Adriatic coast of Croatia; population 26,500 (est. 2009). Its historic centre was damaged by Serb bombardment in the war of 1991–2, but has been restored.
Italian name (until 1918) Ragusa /raˈɡuːzə/
Definition of Dubrovnik in US English:
Dubrovnik
proper noundo͞oˈbrôvnik
A port and resort on the Adriatic coast of Croatia; population 26,500 (est. 2009).