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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of west-central Romania northwest of Bucharest. It was founded by German colonists in the 12th century and became part of Romania in 1920.

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  • proper noun A town in Transylvania, Romania.

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From Romanian Cluj-Napoca, from Cluj, with the ancient name Napoca added back to the city's name in 1974.

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