Tisza

American

[ti-so] / ˈtɪ sɒ /

noun

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

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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Tisza

Tisza has the two-thirds parliamentary majority required to elect Baka, 73, on the first round without any opposition support.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

The 141 Tisza deputies in parliament gave a standing ovation as the results of the vote passing the amendment were announced on Monday.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

Orbán led Hungary uninterrupted for16 years, until Magyar's Tisza party swept him from power in April's election, winning a two-thirds majority that gives it the power to amend the constitution.

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

This ditch wound in a meandering, narrow course to the great waste of rushes, and in dry summer gave the appearance of a rivulet conveying the water of the marsh down to the Tisza.

From Debts of Honor by Arthur B. (Arthur Battishill) Yolland

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