Romanian · Travel & Places
oraș
City
Beginnernoun · n
Definition
A large town where many people live and work.
Example
Bucureștiul este cel mai mare oraș din România.
Bucharest is the largest city in Romania.
Etymology
'Oraș' comes from the Latin 'civitas', through the Old Slavic 'gorod', which indicates a city or fortified settlement. Its use in Romanian dates back to the medieval period.
How & Where It’s Used
'Oraș' is utilized in both spoken and written language, in formal geography or urban studies contexts. It is understood nationwide without significant dialectal variations.