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Siret

American  
[si-ret] / sɪˈrɛt /

noun

  1. a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.


Siret British  
/ sɪˈrɛt /

noun

  1. a river in SE Europe, rising in Ukraine and flowing southeast through E Romania to the Danube. Length: about 450 km (280 miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A woman and child walk after crossing from Ukraine to Romania, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the border crossing point in Siret, Romania April 16, 2022.

From Reuters May 2, 2022

They met BBC Population reporter Stephanie Hegarty in the border town of Siret as they waited anxiously for news.

From BBC Apr. 11, 2022

“I don’t consider myself a refugee,” Evgeniy Serheev, a lawyer, said through a translator as he waited to cross into the northeastern Romanian town of Siret.

From New York Times Mar. 16, 2022

At the Siret border crossing, refugees continued to cross from Ukraine on foot and by car, most carrying backpacks and dragging suitcases.

From Reuters Mar. 9, 2022

Previous thereto, it was in part held by Siret, a vassal of Harold, and at the same time, a certain Stokeman, the vassal of Tubi, held another portion.

From Graham's Magazine Vol. XXXII No. 2. February 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor

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