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.

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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)

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Example Sentences

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

The van carrying the animals could not secure permission by the authorities to cross through Romania’s Siret border point.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2022

At Siret, a Romanian border crossing with Ukraine, refugees continued to come through, by foot, by car or by bus, but in fewer numbers than they did in the weeks previously.

From Reuters • Mar. 23, 2022

Copper halberds, with remains of transverse wooden shafts, have been found by the brothers Siret on the south-east of Spain.

From The Bronze Age in Ireland by Coffey, George