Meaning

  1. The capital city of Romania.
  2. The capital and largest city of Ilfov County, Romania.
  3. (metonymically) The Romanian government.

Synonyms

Bucuresti

Bucharesti

capital of Romania

Translations

Frequency

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌb(j)uːkəˈɹɛst/
Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Бухаре́ст (Buxarést), from Romanian București, from Bucur (personal name) + -ești (patronymic, personal name suffix).

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