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oras
city /oˈraʃ/
noun#916 most common
Also: town
Example sentences
Acesta este orașul meu.
This is my city.
Locuiesc într-un oraș mare.
I live in a big city.
Orașul are multe parcuri frumoase.
The city has many beautiful parks.
Primăria orașului a decis să construiască un spital nou.
The city hall decided to build a new hospital.
Dezvoltarea urbană a orașelor mici a rămas în urma marilor metropole.
The urban development of small towns has lagged behind the big metropolises.
Arhitectura eclectică a orașului vechi reflectă straturile succesive de influențe culturale suprapuse de-a lungul secolelor.
The eclectic architecture of the old town reflects the successive layers of cultural influence that overlapped over the centuries.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | orașul | orașele |
| Genitive | orașului | orașelor |
| Accusative | orașul | orașele |
| Vocative | orașule | orașelor |
Word family
orășeancity dweller, townsman
orășelsmall town
orășenescurban, of the town
interorășenescintercity (e.g. intercity bus route)
Etymology
Oraș entered Romanian from Hungarian város, meaning town or city. The borrowing dates to the medieval period, when Hungarian administrative and urban terms spread into Transylvania and beyond. Romanian speakers adapted the word's sound and folded it into the native neuter noun pattern. It displaced or sat alongside older terms for settlements as Romanian towns grew under various regional influences.
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