Brno

American

[bur-naw, bur-noh] / ˈbɜr 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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Daniel Kretinsky started his career as a lawyer in his hometown of Brno, before moving to Prague.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2024

The project is a collaboration with researchers from the University of Helsinki, Vienna University of Technology and Masaryk University in Brno.

From Science Daily ● May 13, 2024

Why they need them for the streets of Prague and Brno is unclear.

From BBC ● Jan. 26, 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

At the university, just a few miles from his back-alley boardinghouse on Invalidenstrasse, Mendel began to experience the intellectual baptism that he had so ardently sought in Brno.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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