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Prahova

Prahova proper noun: a river in Romania.

Proper noun

Prahova

  1. A river in Romania.
    • Advancing along the valley of the Prahova River, he delivered his first blows in the vicinity of Braşov, where he burned villages, forts, and towns, burned the crops to deprive the population of food, and killed men, women, and children as he progressed.1989, Radu R. Florescu, Raymond T. McNally, Dracula: Prince of Many Faces, Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 120
    • Braşov lies 106 miles north of Bucharest via Highway 1, which generally parallels the Prahova River north of the capital, following it as it flows off the slopes of the Carpathians.1990, Lydle Brinkle, Hippocrene Companion Guide to Romania, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 66
    Synonyms:
    Prahova River
  2. A county in southern Romania.

Synonyms of Prahova

Origin of Prahova

From Romanian Prahova.

Words formed from Prahova

Phrases with Prahova

Questions about Prahova

What does Prahova mean?
Prahova means a river in Romania.
What part of speech is Prahova?
Prahova is a proper noun.

Words near Prahova in the dictionary

  1. Prahlada
  2. Prahls
  3. prahm
  4. prahms
  5. prahok
  6. Prahova
  7. Prahova County
  8. Prahova River
  9. Prahova Valley
  10. Prahran
  11. prahu

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