Jassy may refer to: *

Iași Iași ( , , ; also known by other #Etymology and names, alternative names), also referred to mostly historically as Jassy ( , ), is the Cities in Romania, third largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical ...

, a city in north-eastern Romania, former capital of the Principality of Moldavia

History

Treaty of Jassy The Treaty of Jassy, signed at Jassy (''Iași'') in Moldavia (presently in Romania), was a pact between the Russian and Ottoman Empires ending the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–92 and confirming Russia's increasing dominance in the Black Sea. T ...

, a pact between Russian Empire and Ottoman Empire ending the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) *

First Jassy–Kishinev Offensive The first Jassy–Kishinev offensive, named after the two major cities in the area, Jassy and Kishinev, was a series of military engagements between 8 April and 6 June 1944 (according to David Glantz) by the Soviet Union and Axis powers. Rich ...

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Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive The second (symbol: s) is a unit of time derived from the division of the day first into 24 hours, then to 60 minutes, and finally to 60 seconds each (24 × 60 × 60 = 86400). The current and formal definition in the International System of U ...

, two 1944 World War II major offensives

People

* Jassy (surname), several people *

Jasz people The Jász () are a Hungarian subgroup of Eastern Iranic descent who have lived in Hungary since the 13th century. They live mostly in a region known as '' Jászság'', which comprises the north-western part of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county. ...

, an ethnic group in Hungary, of Ossetic origin

Culture

* Adath Jeshurun of Jassy Synagogue, a defunct synagogue * ''Jassy'', a novel by

Norah Lofts Norah Ethel Lofts (née Robinson; 27 August 190410 September 1983) was a 20th-century British writer. She also wrote under the pen names Peter Curtis and Juliet Astley. She wrote more than fifty books specialising in historical fiction, but she ...

* ''Jassy'' (film), a 1947 British film melodrama adaptation of the novel

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