Grivița

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

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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