Siret

[ si-ret ]

noun
  1. a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.

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How to use Siret in a sentence

  • At Siret, a normally sleepy border crossing flanked by fields of wheat and potatoes, many arrivals were not Ukrainian citizens but bewildered foreign nationals caught up in the crisis.

  • Siret considers that they were merely groups of people from Asia—probably the Syrian coast—who 96 were in contact with Egypt.

    Ancient Man in Britain | Donald A. (Donald Alexander) Mackenzie
  • In the 98 latter area, as Siret has proved, the Easterners worked silver-bearing lead and copper.

    Ancient Man in Britain | Donald A. (Donald Alexander) Mackenzie
  • Siret shows that the ancient name of the Tiber was Rumon, which was derived from the root signifying milk.

    Ancient Man in Britain | Donald A. (Donald Alexander) Mackenzie
  • Siret shows that the symbolic markings on typical stone monuments are identical with those of the tree cult.

    Ancient Man in Britain | Donald A. (Donald Alexander) Mackenzie
  • Copper halberds, with remains of transverse wooden shafts, have been found by the brothers Siret on the south-east of Spain.

British Dictionary definitions for Siret

Siret

/ (sɪˈrɛt) /


noun
  1. a river in SE Europe, rising in Ukraine and flowing southeast through E Romania to the Danube. Length: about 450 km (280 miles)

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