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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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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 the police in Cetinje and briefly removed some of the protective metal fences around the monastery where the inauguration of Mitropolitan Joanikije is supposed to take place.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2021

Cetinje, the former capital of the Montenegrin kingdom, established in the 15th century, remains the country’s cultural heart.

From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2018

Hupka, the former military attaché at Cetinje, whom the Austrians brought specially from the Italian front for this purpose.

From The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 by Baerlein, Henry

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