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Bistrița
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English
+ (Siret)
Alternative forms
en Bistritz dated
Etymology
From en ro Bistrița, from en sla (compare sk bystrica swift creek.
Pronunciation
en /ˈbɪstɹɪtsə/
Proper noun
en proper noun
en capital city co:Suf/Bistrița-Năsăud c/Romania.
en 2013 Lucy Mallows Transylvania https://archive.org/details/transylvaniabrad0000mall/ w:Bradt Guides 2nd 978-1-84162-419-8 861691688 135 https://archive.org/details/transylvaniabrad0000mall/page/262/ Bistrița lies in northern Transylvania on the Bistrița River, in a region of hills covered with orchards.
en with en the en river c/Romania ; a tributary of the Siret.
en Bistrița Aurie Bistrița River
en 1934 April Henrietta Allen Holmes The Spell of Romania https://archive.org/details/edg-ng-issue-2/edg%20NG%201934-04%20065-4%20Apr/ w:National Geographic Magazine LXV 4 Washington, D.C. 0027-9358 643483454 436 https://archive.org/details/edg-ng-issue-2/edg%20NG%201934-04%20065-4%20Apr/page/436/ One afternoon, while descending the eastern slopes of the Carpathians, following the northern Bistrița River, we came upon a tiny village of three or four houses, where a wedding was being celebrated.
en 1962 The Carpathians Its white blocks of limestone suggest the ruins of a citadel guarding the narrow valley of the Bistrița. The landscapes here are of great beauty and the traveller can enjoy the comfort of the chalet near Pietrele Doamnei as well.
en 1990 w:Georgina Harding In Another Europe: A Journey to Romania https://archive.org/details/inanothereuropej0000hard/ w:Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-50852-3 20561282 90 https://archive.org/details/inanothereuropej0000hard/page/90/ Over a pass the road ran down into Moldavia along the course of the Bistrița river.
en 2013 Lucy Mallows Transylvania https://archive.org/details/transylvaniabrad0000mall/ w:Bradt Guides 2nd 978-1-84162-419-8 861691688 135 https://archive.org/details/transylvaniabrad0000mall/page/262/ Bistrița lies in northern Transylvania on the Bistrița River, in a region of hills covered with orchards.
Related terms
en Berești-Bistrița
Translations
city in Romania
German: de Bistritz, de Nösen archaic
Greek: el Μπίστριτσα f
Hindi: hi बिस्त्रित्सा
Hungarian: hu Beszterce
Romanian: ro Bistrița
Slovak: sk Bystrica
Transylvanian Saxon: gmw-tsx Bästerts
Ukrainian: uk Би́стриця f
Yiddish: yi ביסטריץ
river in Romania
Hungarian: hu Beszterce, hu Aranyos-Beszterce
Romanian: ro Bistrița, ro Bistrița Aurie
Romanian
ro:
Etymology
ro cu бꙑстрица, from cu бꙑстръ -ица quick 1, itself potentially a cu ro Repedea 1 1, the name of the upper course of the river, likewise meaning “quick” and ultimately derived from Latin la rapidus.
Pronunciation
ro /ˈbistrit͡sa/
ro Ro-Bistrița.ogg
ro LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Bistrița.wav
Proper noun
f
ro city county/Bistrița-Năsăud c/Romania
ro village commune/Hinova county/Mehedinți c/Romania
ro village commune/Alexandru cel Bun county/Neamț c/Romania
ro village commune/Costești county/Vâlcea c/Romania
Derived terms
ro bistrițean