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.

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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 name: Pressburg Hungarian name: Pozsony

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