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Siret

American

[si-ret] / sɪˈrɛt /

noun

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

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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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 the border in Siret, volunteers rushed up to Ukrainian families trudging up the road with offers of cups of hot tea and €5 cellphone SIM cards.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2022

Recent explorations in Spain by two Belgian scientists, the Messrs. Siret, have resulted in some very interesting discoveries.

From Buchanan's Journal of Man, January 1888 Volume 1, Number 12 by Buchanan, Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes)

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