Bratislava

American  

[brat-uh-slah-vuh, brah-tuh-, brah-tyi-slah-vah] / ˌbræt əˈslɑ və, ˌbrɑ tə-, ˈbrɑ tjɪ slɑ vɑ /

noun

1. the capital of Slovakia, in the SW part, on the Danube River: a former capital of Hungary.

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Bratislava British  

/ ˌbrætɪˈslɑːvə /

noun

1. Hungarian name: Pozsony.  German name: Pressburg.  the capital of Slovakia since 1918, a port on the River Danube; capital of Hungary (1541–1784) and seat of the Hungarian parliament until 1848. Pop: 428 672 (2001)

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Bratislava

"It's pretty, isn't it?" beamed the minister, Robert Kalinak, one of Prime Minister Robert Fico's closest allies, as he opened the building in the capital Bratislava to the public on Thursday.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

Soon after, he published another article on the proceedings of a math conference held in Bratislava, Slovakia, with a co-author from Rome.

From Slate ● May 2, 2026

Yet the Balkan nation stand one win away from a place in the World Cup finals in Canada, Mexico and the United States after emerging triumphant in a seven-goal thriller against Slovakia in Bratislava.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

"When I decided I wanted to play tennis, I asked my parents if - one day - I could have a chance of getting a racquet," said Hantuchova, who describes her Bratislava upbringing as "simple".

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026

Hitler, Roosevelt, Danzig, Bratislava, all these names, none of them her father’s.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr