Prahova

English

Etymology

From Romanian Prahova.

Proper noun

Prahova

1. A river in Romania.

   Synonym: Prahova River

   • 1989, Radu R. Florescu, Raymond T. McNally, Dracula: Prince of Many Faces‎^[1], Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 120:

     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.

   • 1990, Lydle Brinkle, Hippocrene Companion Guide to Romania‎^[2], New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 66:

     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.

   • 2013, Lucy Mallows, Rudolf Abraham, Transylvania (Bradt Travel Guide)‎^[3], 2nd edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 137:

     Geographically, the Prahova River separates the Eastern Carpathians from the Southern range and, historically, the valley was an important passageway between the principalities of Wallachia and Transylvania.

2. A county in southern Romania.

Derived terms

• Prahova Valley
• Prahovean

Translations

river in Romania

• Hungarian: Prahova
• Romanian: Prahova

county of Romania

• Hungarian: Prahova
• Romanian: Prahova

Romanian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic *прахова (*praxova), from прахъ (praxŭ, “dust”) +‎ -ова (-ova, feminine possessive suffix). The county name is derived from the river.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprahova/

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Proper noun

Prahova

1. Prahova (a river in Romania)
2. Prahova (a county in southern Romania)

Derived terms

• prahovean

See also

• (counties of Romania) județele României; Alba, Arad, Argeș, Bacău, Bihor, Bistrița-Năsăud, Botoșani, Brașov, Brăila, București, Buzău, Caraș-Severin, Călărași, Cluj, Constanța, Covasna, Dâmbovița, Dolj, Galați, Giurgiu, Gorj, Harghita, Hunedoara, Ialomița, Iași, Ilfov, Maramureș, Mehedinți, Mureș, Neamț, Olt, Prahova, Satu Mare, Sălaj, Sibiu, Suceava, Teleorman, Timiș, Tulcea, Vaslui, Vâlcea, Vrancea ^{(Category: ro:Counties of Romania) [edit]}