Bratislava

[ brat-uh-slah-vuh, brah-tuh-; Czech brah-tyi-slah-vah ]

noun

1. the capital of Slovakia, in the SW part, on the Danube River: a former capital of Hungary.

Bratislava

/ ˌbrætɪˈslɑːvə /

noun

1. the capital of Slovakia since 1918, a port on the River Danube; capital of Hungary (1541–1784) and seat of the Hungarian parliament until 1848. Pop: 428 672 (2001) German namePressburg Hungarian namePozsony