Ljubljana

American  

[loo-blee-ah-nuh, lyoo-blyah-nah] / ˌlu bliˈɑ nə, ˈlyu blyɑ nɑ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Slovenia, in the central part.

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Ljubljana British  

/ luːˈbljɑːnə /

noun

1. German name: Laibach.  the capital of Slovenia: capital of Illyria (1816–49); part of Yugoslavia (1918–91); university (1595). Pop: 265 881 (2002)

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Example Sentences

The Austrian census of 1880 showed that the Germans of Laibach were outnumbered 3 to 1 by the Slovenes, who called the city Ljubljana.

From The Wall Street Journal

Slovenian capital Ljubljana was declared the world's most crypto-friendly city in a report back in April, followed by Hong Kong and Zurich.

From BBC

Doncic takes a sip of water and starts outlining his summer regimen, which he launched in May in his home city of Ljubljana.

From The Wall Street Journal

The researchers, from UCL and the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, did so by inserting a tiny tube so they were able measure the scent without taking any physical samples.

From BBC

The family used Ljubljana as their base and it was not until 2022 that the couple were arrested by Slovenian police on espionage charges.

From BBC