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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

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

From BBC

After a 15-hour drive he ended up in Siret, Romania, on the border with Ukraine.

From Seattle Times

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

From Seattle Times

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

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