Meaning
- The capital city of Romania.
- The capital and largest city of Ilfov County, Romania.
- (metonymically) The Romanian government.
Synonyms
Bucuresti
Bucharesti
capital of Romania
Translations
Frequency
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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