Priština

or Prish·ti·na, Prish·ti·ne

[ preesh-tuh-nuh ]

noun

1. the capital city of Kosovo, S Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro: site of 1389 battle against Turks and center of modern Kosovar (Albanian) separatist movement.

Priština

/ ˈpriːʃtina /

noun

1. the capital of Kosovo: under Turkish control until 1912; severely damaged in the Kosovo conflict of 1999; nearby is the 14th-century Gračanica monastery. Pop: 261 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

They had escaped the Nazis and arrived from Pristina, Kosovo.

From The Daily Beast

Pristina was the hub of transport and the seat of the administration.

From Project Gutenberg

The Russians flex their 200-men muscles in an enclave in the Pristina airport.

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In a chance encounter with angry Serb mobs in the streets of Pristina he accused the Albanians of genocide.

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It was offended greatly by the decision to base the Kosovo reconstruction agency in Pristina.

From Project Gutenberg

Mihi sensus videtur esse, quantum a pristina fortuna excidisti.

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