Bistrița

/ˈbɪstɹɪtsə/

proper noun

The capital city of Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania.

Similar
Bistrița AurieBistrița River

Meanings

proper noun

alternative dated Bistritz

  1. The capital city of Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania.

    Bistrița lies in northern Transylvania on the Bistrița River, in a region of hills covered with orchards.

    2013, Lucy Mallows, Transylvania (Bradt Guides), 2nd edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 135
  2. A river in Romania; a tributary of the Siret.

    Over a pass the road ran down into Moldavia along the course of the Bistrița river.

    1990, Georgina Harding, In Another Europe: A Journey to Romania (Hodder & Stoughton), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 90
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    One afternoon, while descending the eastern slopes of the Carpathians, following the northern Bistrița River, we came upon a tiny village of three or four houses, where a wedding was being celebrated.

    1934 April, Henrietta Allen Holmes, “The Spell of Romania”, in National Geographic Magazine, volume LXV, number 4, Washington, D.C., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 436

    Its white blocks of limestone suggest the ruins of a citadel guarding the narrow valley of the Bistrița. The landscapes here are of great beauty and the traveller can enjoy the comfort of the chalet near Pietrele Doamnei as well.

    1962, The Carpathians

    Bistrița lies in northern Transylvania on the Bistrița River, in a region of hills covered with orchards.

    2013, Lucy Mallows, Transylvania (Bradt Guides), 2nd edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 135

    Synonyms: Bistrița Aurie, Bistrița River

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA river in Romania; a tributary of the Siret.

Similar
Bistrița AurieBistrița River

Origin

  1. Slavic
  2. RomanianBistrița
  3. EnglishBistrița

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

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Translations

German Bistritz, Nösen
  • Bistritzcity in Romania
  • Nösencity in Romania
Greek Μπίστριτσα
  • Μπίστριτσα (Bístritsa)city in Romania
Hindi बिस्त्रित्सा
  • बिस्त्रित्सा (bistritsā)city in Romania
Hungarian Beszterce, Beszterce
  • Besztercecity in Romania
  • Beszterceriver in Romania
  • Aranyos-Beszterceriver in Romania
Romanian Bistrița, Bistrița
  • Bistrițacity in Romania
  • Bistrițariver in Romania
  • Bistrița Aurieriver in Romania
Slovak Bystrica
  • Bystricacity in Romania
Ukrainian Би́стриця
  • Би́стриця (Býstrycja)city in Romania
Yiddish ביסטריץ
  • ביסטריץ (bistrits)city in Romania
Cite this entry
APA

Bistrița. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bistri%C8%9Ba

MLA

“Bistrița.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bistri%C8%9Ba. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bistrița,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bistri%C8%9Ba.

Source: Bistrița on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.