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Vinony

Bucharest

proper noun

  1. capital of Romania
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌb(j)uːkəˈɹɛst/

name

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

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

    “In Romania the acrimonious deliberations over the commercial treaty with Germany prevented Bucharest from considering official participation at Leipzig before 1935.”