Bratislava

American

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

noun

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

Bratislava British

/ ˌbrætɪˈslɑːvə /

noun

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

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

Indeed, across Europe, a tier of dominant champions has emerged - besides Ludogorets, Red Star have clinched eight successive titles in Serbia, while Ferencvaros in Hungary and Slovan Bratislava in Slovakia have seven each.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

Speaking from the scene of the accident, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok said that while most of those hurt suffered only minor injuries, 11 people had been taken to hospital in Bratislava.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2025

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

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

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