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oraș
city, town /oˈraʃ/
noun#290 most common
Also: urban center
Example sentences
Locuiesc într-un oraș mic.
I live in a small town.
Orașul are multe magazine.
The city has many shops.
Ne plimbăm prin centrul orașului în fiecare weekend.
We walk through the city center every weekend.
Primăria orașului a anunțat noi proiecte de infrastructură.
The city hall announced new infrastructure projects.
Orașele mari se confruntă adesea cu probleme de poluare și trafic.
Large cities often face problems of pollution and traffic.
Dezvoltarea haotică a orașului, alimentată de speculații imobiliare, a dus la o criză a locuințelor accesibile.
The chaotic growth of the city, fueled by real estate speculation, led to a crisis of affordable housing.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | orașul | orașele |
| Genitive | orașului | orașelor |
| Accusative | orașul | orașele |
| Vocative | orașule | orașelor |
Word family
orășeancity dweller, town resident
orășenescurban, civic
orășelsmall town
interorășenescintercity
Etymology
Romanian "oraș" comes from Hungarian "város", meaning town or city. Hungarian speakers and Romanian speakers lived side by side for centuries in Transylvania, and the word passed into Romanian along with the concept of a chartered, fortified settlement. It replaced or sat alongside older terms and became the standard word for an urban settlement of any size.
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