Belgrade

[bel-greyd, -grahd, -grad, bel-greyd, -grahd, -grad]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Serbia, at the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers.

Belgrade

/ bɛlˈɡreɪd, ˈbɛlɡreɪd /

noun

1. Serbian name: Beograd. the capital of Serbia, in the E part at the confluence of the Danube and Sava Rivers: became the capital of Serbia in 1878, of Yugoslavia in 1929, and later of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006). Pop: 1 280 639 (2002)

Belgrade

1. Capital of the former Yugoslavia and of the Yugoslavian republic of Serbia, located on the Danube River; a commercial, industrial, political, and cultural center. The city was bombed during the Kosovo War.

Example Sentences

Moscow and Belgrade have a long history of close ties.

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At the start of November a queue of NIS tankers could be seen waiting for entry to the jet fuel storage facilities at Belgrade's Nikola Tesla Airport, delivering supplies while they still could.

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Leading clubs also paid tribute, including Red Star Belgrade, who passed on their "deepest condolences".

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The country's second city would be a key stop on the high-speed railway line whipping passengers from Belgrade to Budapest in less than three hours.

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Pavkovic, 79, arrived back in Belgrade in late September, after being released early on health grounds.

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