Belgrade

American  

[bel-grayd, -grahd, -grad, bel-grayd, -grahd, -grad] / ˈbɛl greɪd, -grɑd, -græd, bɛlˈgreɪd, -ˈgrɑd, -ˈgræd /

noun

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

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Belgrade British  

/ 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)

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Belgrade Cultural  

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.

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Belgrade

Thousands of people have turned out in Serbia's capital, Belgrade, to attend the funeral of the convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

On Saturday, around 300 people gathered at the commemoration ceremony for Mladic at a military facility in Belgrade, organised by an association of retired and active Serbian army generals, according to an AFP reporter.

From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026

The 84-year-old will be buried at a Belgrade cemetery on Monday, in a ceremony expected to draw thousands of mourners despite international condemnation.

From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026

He left for army training in Belgrade in the early 1960s, becoming an officer by the age of 22 and ascending to be commander of the Bosnian Serb forces in the war.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

The Simplon Orient Express arrived at Belgrade at a quarter to nine that evening.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie