Brno

American

[br-naw, bur-noh] / ˈbr nɔ, ˈbɜr noʊ /

noun

a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.

Brno British

/ ˈbɜːnəʊ, ˈbrnɔ /

noun

German name: Brünn. a city in the Czech Republic; formerly the capital of Moravia: the country's second largest city. Pop: 375 000 (2005 est)

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He studied both law and political science, taking up a job as a trainee lawyer in Brno soon after graduating.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2024

Collaborations are being established with the University Hospital in Brno to develop medical term resources, aiming to enhance the use of STT technology in health care.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024

Thursday’s protests took place in two dozens of cities and towns, including the capital, and spread also to Prague and Brno in the Czech Republic, Krakow in Poland and Paris.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2024

Anna Mrazova, a spokeswoman for the Milan Kundera Library in his home city of Brno in the Czech Republic, said he had died after a long illness.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2023

On July 20, in the midst of an enervating heat wave in Austria, he traveled from Brno to Vienna to take the oral part of the exam.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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