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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. 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) Serbian nameBeograd
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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 .


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At the Belgrade Open, Canada's Denis Shapovalov also ended a long wait for an ATP title by beating Serbia's Hamad Medjedovic in the final.

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He was arrested when he flew into Belgrade last October, on an international arrest warrant issued by Belarus for alleged tax evasion.

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Mr Gnyot has already spent seven months in prison in Belgrade, only allowed out of his cell for two hours a day.

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The Court of Appeal in Belgrade now has 30 days to deliver its ruling in writing, at which point the activist could be removed from the country immediately.

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He recently had a heart attack and requires prescription medication, which his family have delivered to him on prison visits to Belgrade.

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