Bucharest

American  

[boo-kuh-rest, byoo-] / ˈbu kəˌrɛst, ˈbyu- /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Romania, in the S part.

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Bucharest British  

/ ˌbjuː-, ˌbuːkəˈrɛst /

noun

1. Romanian name: Bucureşti.  the capital of Romania, in the southeast. Pop: 1 764 000 (2005 est)

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Bucharest Cultural  

1. Capital of Romania and largest city in the country, located in south-central Romania on a tributary of the Danube River; Romania's chief industrial and communications center.

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Example Sentences

But A’zion ended up doing a self-tape in the middle of the night in Bucharest in the midst of filming the horror movie “Until Dawn.”

From Los Angeles Times

As a volunteer in Bucharest, in March and April 2022, I helped feed some of the million-plus Ukrainian refugees who poured into the country following Russia’s invasion.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I really think we are making a little bit too much out of this," Rutte said at a press conference with Romania's president in Bucharest.

From Barron's

Shortly after the announcement from Bucharest, a Nato official stressed that Washington's commitment to the Nato alliance remained "clear" and adjustments were "not unusual".

From BBC

Flights were also diverted in Bucharest on Sunday after a drone was sighted in airspace above the airport by pilots of a Turkish Airlines flight.

From BBC