Etymology

Bistrița

Today it means: The capital city of Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania. Full definition →

Romanian Bistrița ← Slavic
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  1. Slavic · derived from
  2. Romanian · borrowed fromBistrița
  3. English todayBistrița

From Romanian Bistrița, from Slavic (compare Slovak bystrica (“swift creek”).

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