Brașov
See also: Brašov
English
Proper noun
Brașov
- A city, the county seat of Brașov County in Transylvania, in central Romania.
- A county in Transylvania, in central Romania.
Translations
city in Romania
Romanian
Etymology
From Old Church Slavonic *Брашовъ (*Brašovŭ), from Брашо (Brašo) + -овъ (-ovŭ), diminutive from Братиславъ (Bratislavŭ). Compare the Hungarian name for the city, Hungarian Brassó, from the same source.
An alternative has been proposed from a Turkic barasu, meaning "white water" with a Slavic suffix -ov.
The city was known as Kronstadt ("Crown City") in the local Transylvanian Saxon (German) language, and Corona (“crown”) in Medieval Latin.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Brașov
- Brașov (the capital city of Brașov County in Transylvania, in central Romania)
- Brașov (a county in Transylvania, in central Romania)
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