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Prahova
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English
+ (river)
+ County
Etymology
From en ro Prahova.
Proper noun
en river c/Romania.
en Prahova River
en 1989 w:Radu R. Florescu; w:Raymond T. McNally Dracula: Prince of Many Faces https://archive.org/details/draculaprinceofm00flor/ w:Little, Brown and Company 0-316-28655-9 89-8164 925224488 120 https://archive.org/details/draculaprinceofm00flor/page/120/ Advancing along the valley of the Prahova River, he delivered his first blows in the vicinity of Braşov, where he burned villages, forts, and towns, burned the crops to deprive the population of food, and killed men, women, and children as he progressed.
en 1990 Lydle Brinkle Hippocrene Companion Guide to Romania https://archive.org/details/hippocrenecompan0000brin/ New York w:Hippocrene Books 0-87052-634-0 873609062 66 https://archive.org/details/hippocrenecompan0000brin/page/66/ Braşov lies 106 miles north of Bucharest via Highway 1, which generally parallels the Prahova River north of the capital, following it as it flows off the slopes of the Carpathians.
en 2013 Lucy Mallows; Rudolf Abraham Transylvania https://archive.org/details/transylvaniabrad0000mall/ Bradt Travel Guide 2nd 978-1-84162-419-8 857985251 137 https://archive.org/details/transylvaniabrad0000mall/page/137/ Geographically, the Prahova River separates the Eastern Carpathians from the Southern range and, historically, the valley was an important passageway between the principalities of Wallachia and Transylvania.
en county in southern c/Romania.
Derived terms
en Prahova Valley
en Prahovean
Translations
river in Romania
Hungarian: hu Prahova
Romanian: ro Prahova
county of Romania
Hungarian: hu Prahova
Romanian: ro Prahova
Hungarian
hu:+ megye
Pronunciation
hu Pra ho va
hu vɒ 3
Proper noun
hu proper noun
hu county c/Romania Prahova
Declension
Prahová o - sgPrahová sg
Derived terms
hu prahovai
See also
Romanian
ro:Județul +
thumb|ro Localizarea județului Prahova în România
Etymology
From ro cu *прахова, from cu прахъ -ова dust feminine possessive suffix 1. The county name is derived from the river.
Pronunciation
ro /ˈprahova/
ro LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Prahova.wav
Proper noun
ro proper noun
ro river c/Romania Prahova
ro county in southern c/Romania Prahova
Derived terms
ro prahovean
See also