Șchender

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Turkish İskender, from Persian اسکندر (eskandar), from Arabic إِسْكَنْدَر (ʔiskandar), from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros).

Proper noun[edit]

Șchender m

  1. (historical) A village in Dobruja, in eastern Romania. Renamed to Furnica.