Harghita

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Romanian Harghita, from Hungarian Hargita.

Proper noun

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Harghita

  1. A volcanic mountain range in central Romania, part of the Eastern Carpathians.
    Synonym: Harghita Mountains
  2. A county in central Romania.
    • 1990 November 12, Celestine Bohlen, “Ethnic Rivalries Revive in East Europe”, in The New York Times[1], section A, page 1:
      Romanians are in the majority in the region, but not in certain pockets – such as the county of Harghita, where Hungarians make up 85 percent of the population. [] In M[i]ercurea-Ciuc, capital of Harghita, Hungarians in June demonstrated outside the police station, demanding that the Romanian word for the police be replaced by the Hungarian word.

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Romanian

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Etymology

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From Hungarian Hargita.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /harˈɡita/
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Proper noun

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Harghita

  1. Harghita (a county of Romania)

See also

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