Bucharest

American

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

noun

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

Bucharest British

/ ˌbjuː-, ˌbuːkəˈrɛst /

noun

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

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Bucharest Cultural

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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From Geneva they flew back to Bucharest where they were met by Matache and Dumitru, he said.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Wales host Ghana, one of England's World Cup group opponents, at Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday, 2 June, before facing Romania in Bucharest the following Saturday.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Zelensky on Thursday travelled to Romania, where he agreed to launch joint drone production with Bucharest, and offered to develop anti-drone defence systems with Kyiv's European allies.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

In October Polish and Romanian authorities said they thwarted a Russian plot to send incendiary packages through a Ukrainian courier service, including devices intended to ignite in Bucharest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Duma had accompanied Walter on his trip to the Youth Conference in Bucharest, and that night he entertained us with the Russian and Chinese songs he had learned on his trip.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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