Bratislava

American  

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

noun

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

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Bratislava British  

/ ˌbrætɪˈslɑːvə /

noun

1. 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

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

When the latest retrial started at a special criminal court in the city of Pezinok near the capital, Bratislava, masked special force officers led Kocner, wearing a black surgical mask, into the court in handcuffs.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

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

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