English Explanatory Dictionary

foiba

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A deep sinkhole typical of karst regions and particularly Istria.

Word forms

foiba foibe

Etymology

From Italian foiba. The term gained widespread use during and after World War II, when the Istrian foibe were used by Yugoslav Partisans as mass graves for local Italians. Doublet of fovea.

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