English Explanatory Dictionary

Bucharest

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˌb(j)uːkəˈɹɛst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bucharest.wav

Word forms

Bucharest

Etymology

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

Derived words

Bucharester Bucharestian
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