Chişinău

American  

[kee-shee-nuh-oo] / ˌki ʃiˈnʌ u /

noun

1. Romanian name of Kishinev.

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Chişinǎu British  

/ kiʃiˈnəu /

noun

1. Russian name: Kishinev.  the capital of Moldova on the Bîk River: manufacturing centre of a rich agricultural region; university (1945). Pop: 662 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Aliona Onofrei, a senior consultant at the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research in Chişinău, acknowledges these issues, and says that there are already a number of projects aiming to address brain drain.

From Nature

Among the academics running for parliament are Serghei Cataranciuc, who leads the mathematics department at Moldova State University in Chişinău, an economics professor and five political scientists and historians.

From Nature

“Cataranciuc is one of the best mathematicians in Moldova. It’s great that he’s running for a seat in the parliament,” says Mitrofan Cioban, president of the Mathematical Society of the Republic of Moldova in Chişinău.

From Nature

Vadim Turcan, an assistant professor of civil engineering at the Technical University of Moldova in Chişinău, applauds the academics who have decided to run for office.

From Nature

The 21 people on board included two Moldovan pilots and a Moldovan engineer, the country’s acting prime minister, Gheorghe Brega, told reporters in Chişinău.

From The Guardian