Grivița

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Grivița.

Proper noun

Grivița

1. A village in Cordăreni, Botoșani, Romania.
2. A commune of Galați, Romania.
3. A village in Grivița, Galați, Romania.
4. A commune of Ialomița, Romania.
5. A village in Grivița, Ialomița, Romania.
6. A commune of Vaslui, Romania.
7. A village in Grivița, Vaslui, Romania.

Romanian

Etymology

Named after the battle during the Siege of Plevna of the Romanian War of Independence.

Borrowed from Bulgarian Гривица (Grivica), from гривяк (grivjak, “wood pigeon”) +‎ -ица (-ica).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Grivița f

1. A village in Cordăreni, Botoșani, Romania
2. A commune of Galați, Romania
3. A village in Grivița, Galați, Romania
4. A commune of Ialomița, Romania
5. A village in Grivița, Ialomița, Romania
6. A commune of Vaslui, Romania
7. A village in Grivița, Vaslui, Romania
8. A neighbourhood of Bucharest, Romania
9. A lake in Bucharest, Romania