Belgrade

American  

[bel-greyd, -grahd, -grad, bel-greyd, -grahd, -grad] / ˈbɛl greɪd, -grɑd, -græd, bɛlˈgreɪd, -ˈgrɑd, -ˈgræd /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Serbia, at the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers.

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Belgrade British  

/ bɛlˈɡreɪd, ˈbɛlɡreɪd /

noun

1. Serbian name: Beograd.  the capital of Serbia, in the E part at the confluence of the Danube and Sava Rivers: became the capital of Serbia in 1878, of Yugoslavia in 1929, and later of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006). Pop: 1 280 639 (2002)

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Belgrade Cultural  

1. Capital of the former Yugoslavia and of the Yugoslavian republic of Serbia, located on the Danube River; a commercial, industrial, political, and cultural center. The city was bombed during the Kosovo War.

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Example Sentences

For camps in central Maine’s Belgrade Lakes region, look to Camden or Rockport as a home base.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The authorities in Pristina maintain that Serbia's government in Belgrade was ultimately responsible, though it is still far from clear what the armed group actually hoped to achieve.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

When Covid-19 struck, we found ourselves in Belgrade, a city that we’d fallen in love with after our first visit in 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

He was in Belgrade with Albarn shooting the second video from “Cracker Island” when he received a call from his brother-in-law, who said that Amo had just had a stroke.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

In France, the Edict of Nantes was revoked in 1685, while further afield Turkish forces reached the gates of Vienna, Buda and Belgrade around this time.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin