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Cetinje

American  
[tse-ti-nye] / ˈtsɛ tɪ nyɛ /

noun

  1. a city in Montenegro: former capital.


Cetinje British  
/ ˈtsɛtinjɛ /

noun

  1. 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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Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic of Montenegro wrote on his Telegram channel that there had been “an unprecedented tragedy” in Cetinje and said that a three-day mourning period would be declared in Montenegro starting Friday evening.

From New York Times • 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

The enthronement of Joanikije II as the church’s top cleric in the country, known as the Metropolitan of Montenegro and Archbishop of Cetinje, was being held under heavy security in a monastery in the town.

From Reuters • Sep. 5, 2021

On Saturday, hundreds of protesters confronted the police in Cetinje and briefly removed some of the protective metal fences around the monastery where the inauguration of Mitropolitan Joanikije is supposed to take place.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2021

I arrived back at Cetinje on the evening of the 15th to find it beflagged and rows of tallow candles stuck along my bedroom window for the coming illuminations.

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