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Oradea

American  
[aw-rah-dyah] / ɔˈrɑ dyɑ /

noun

  1. a city in NW Romania.


Oradea British  
/ oˈradea /

noun

  1. German name: Grosswardein.  Hungarian name: Nagyvárad.  an industrial city in NW Romania, in Transylvania: ceded by Hungary (1919). Pop: 182 000 (2005 est)

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This 50-acre plot in Oradea, Romania, close to the border with Hungary, beat out scores of other sites in Europe to become the home of Nokian Tyres’ new 650 million-euro, or $706 million, factory.

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Oradea, the top recommendation, ultimately offered a better balance among the company’s competing priorities.

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There were other pluses as well in Oradea.

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Mihai Jurca, Oradea’s city manager, detailed the area’s appeal during a tour of the turreted confection of Art Nouveau buildings in the renovated city center.

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He also enlisted the support of the World Jewish Restitution Organization, which urged the auction house to halt the sale of both the Cluj burial records and a similar register of the births and deaths of Jews from nearby Oradea.

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