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Cetinje

American  
[tse-ti-nye] / ˈtsɛ tɪ njɛ /

noun

  1. a city in Montenegro: former capital.


Cetinje British  
/ ˈtsɛtinjɛ /

noun

  1. a town in Montenegro, in the SW: former capital of Montenegro (until 1945); palace and fortified monastery, residences of Montenegrin prince-bishops. Pop: 15 137 (2003 est)

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The attack took place on Friday in the central city of Cetinje, not far from the capital Podgorica.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2022

The enthronement of Joanikije II as the church’s top cleric in the country, known as the Metropolitan of Montenegro and Archbishop of Cetinje, was being held under heavy security in a monastery in the town.

From Reuters ● Sep. 5, 2021

On Saturday, hundreds of protesters confronted police in Cetinje around a monastery where the inauguration of Metropolitan Joanikije is supposed to take place.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2021

On the edge of the city of Cetinje, it will be called the Marina Abramovic Community Center Obod, and Ms. Abramovic and the minister of culture of Montenegro, Branislav Micunovic, will collaborate on its development.

From New York Times ● May 26, 2011

I arrived back at Cetinje on the evening of the 15th to find it beflagged and rows of tallow candles stuck along my bedroom window for the coming illuminations.

From Twenty Years Of Balkan Tangle by M. E. (Mary Edith) Durham

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