Cetinje

American

[tse-ti-nye] / ˈtsɛ tɪ njɛ /

noun

a city in Montenegro: former capital.

Cetinje British

/ ˈtsɛtinjɛ /

noun

a town in Montenegro, in the SW: former capital of Montenegro (until 1945); palace and fortified monastery, residences of Montenegrin prince-bishops. Pop: 15 137 (2003 est)

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Police at the scene in the western Montenegrin city of Cetinje declined to comment on the incident.

From Reuters ● Aug. 12, 2022

The attack took place on Friday in the central city of Cetinje, not far from the capital Podgorica.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2022

Thousands protested last month in Cetinje, demanding that the inauguration be held somewhere else.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2021

Cetinje, the former capital of the Montenegrin kingdom, established in the 15th century, remains the country’s cultural heart.

From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2018

Cetinje tried to look as though nothing at all had happened.

From Twenty Years Of Balkan Tangle by M. E. (Mary Edith) Durham

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