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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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Example Sentences

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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

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

"We need to remove all the obstacles that stop us from embracing this transformation," she told a Bratislava conference.

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

The two trains involved were the Tatran express between Kosice and Bratislava and a regional express train between Nitra and the capital.

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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