Cluj-Napoca

proper noun

Cluj (a city in Cluj County, Romania).

Meanings

proper noun
  1. formalCluj (a city in Cluj County, Romania).

Origin

  1. RomanianCluj-Napoca
  2. EnglishCluj-Napoca

From Romanian Cluj-Napoca, from Cluj, with the name of the Roman settlement Napoca added in 1974.

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Translations

Czech Kluž
  • Klužcity in Romania
Dutch Cluj-Napoca
  • Cluj-Napocacity in Romania
French Cluj-Napoca, Cluj
  • Cluj-Napocacity in Romania
  • Clujcity in Romania
  • Clausembourgcity in Romania
  • Clausenbourgcity in Romania
German Klausenburg, Cluj-Napoca
  • Klausenburgcity in Romania
  • Cluj-Napocacity in Romania
  • Clausenburgcity in Romania
Hungarian Kolozsvár
  • Kolozsvárcity in Romania
Italian Cluj-Napoca, Clausemburgo
  • Cluj-Napocacity in Romania
  • Clausemburgocity in Romania
Japanese クルジュ゠ナポカ
  • クルジュ゠ナポカ (Kuruju-Napoka)city in Romania
Latin Claudiopolis, Claudianopolis
  • Claudiopoliscity in Romania
  • Claudianopoliscity in Romania
  • Napocacity in Romania
  • Castrum Cluscity in Romania
Polish Kluż-Napoka
  • Kluż-Napokacity in Romania
Romanian Cluj, Cluj-Napoca
  • Clujcity in Romania
  • Cluj-Napocacity in Romania
  • Clușcity in Romania
Russian Клуж-Напо́ка
  • Клуж-Напо́ка (Kluž-Napóka)city in Romania
Slovak Kluž
  • Klužcity in Romania
Turkish Kaloşvar
  • Kaloşvarcity in Romania
Yiddish קלויזנבורג
  • קלויזנבורג (kloyznburg)city in Romania
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APA

Cluj-Napoca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cluj-Napoca

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“Cluj-Napoca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cluj-Napoca. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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