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Bucharest

American

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

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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In Bucharest, where he arrived in 1945, Paul Antschel became Paul Celan, the new name an anagrammatic rebirth from the Romanian spelling of “Ancel.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

President Dan said that Bucharest had confirmed the drone in the Galati strike was Geran-2, saying it was "of Russian origin".

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 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

The prosecution said reconnaissance of Zeraati began in March 2023 when Stana was stopped by police in a rear communal garden at Zeraati's address in Wimbledon, having flown in from Bucharest.

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

He added that the conductor from the Bucharest coach had also been there.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

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