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Transylvania unites with Romania, following the incorporation of Bessarabia (March 27) and Bukovina (November 28) and thus concluding the Great Union.
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Transylvania
Historical region in Central Europe
Transylvania is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border are the Carpathian Mountains and to the west the Apuseni Mountains. Broader definitions of Transylvania also include the western and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Union of Transylvania with Romania
1918 unification of the Kingdom of Romania with the region of Transylvania
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Kingdom of Romania
Kingdom in Europe between 1881 and 1947
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Bessarabia
Historical region in Moldova and Ukraine
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March 27
Day of the year
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Bukovina
Historical region split between Romania and Ukraine
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November 28
Day of the year
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Great Union
1918 unification of the Kingdom of Romania with most ethnically Romanian territories
In Romanian historiography, the Great Union or Great Union of 1918 was the series of political unifications the Kingdom of Romania had with several of the Romanian historical regions, starting with Bessarabia on 27 March 1918, continuing with Bukovina on 28 November 1918 and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)