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Tisza

American  
[ti-so] / ˈtɪ sɒ /

noun

  1. a river in S central Europe, rising in the Ukraine and flowing from the Carpathian Mountains along the Romanian border into E Hungary, Slovakia, and Serbia, where it joins the Danube N of Belgrade. 800 miles (1,290 km) long.


Tisza British  
/ ˈtisɔ /

noun

  1. Slavonic and Romanian name: Tisa.  a river in S central Europe, rising in W Ukraine and flowing west, forming part of the border between Ukraine and Romania, then southwest across Hungary into Serbia to join the Danube north of Belgrade

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Services may only return on Wednesday, Endre Marton Laszlo, a local MP from the ruling Tisza party, told AFP, urging people "to use water sparingly" and to resist from "stockpiling water".

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

The Tisza government's so-called super-majority meant the amendment sailed through by 135 votes to 50 and the law now just needs the signature of President Tamás Sulyok to go through.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

On Saturday, lawmakers are set to elect hotelier Agnes Forsthoffer as parliament speaker, one of the many women Tisza has tapped for senior roles.

From Barron's May 9, 2026

Hungary's new prime minister, Péter Magyar, is set to be sworn in, almost a month after he steered his Tisza party to a landslide victory, sweeping away 16 years of rule by Viktor Orbán.

From BBC May 8, 2026

"You should be glad," said Tisza, the reactionary Premier, to him, "very glad that you can breathe the free air of Hungary."

From The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 by Baerlein, Henry

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