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Osijek

American  
[oh-see-yek] / ˈoʊ siˌyɛk /

noun

  1. a city in Slavonia, E Croatia, on the Drava River.


Osijek British  
/ ˈɔsijɛk /

noun

  1. Ancient name: Mursa.  a town in NE Croatia on the Drava River: under Turkish rule from 1526 to 1687. Pop: 85 000 (2005 est)

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The 52-year-old Bjelica was last in charge of Turkish team Trabzonspor, while he previously coached Croatian clubs Osijek and Dinamo Zagreb, Polish team Lech Poznań, Italian side Spezia and Austria Vienna, among others.

From Washington Times • Nov. 26, 2023

Mr. Lustig was born June 10, 1932, in the city of Osijek, located in what then was Yugoslavia and today is Croatia.

From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2019

The flight would be aboard AIR-Liberland, which was not a state asset but a private enterprise contracted to provide regular air service to the Croatian castle city of Osijek, about 20 miles overland from Liberland.

From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2015

Two weeks after graduating with his master’s degree in September 2010 he started the company in Osijek with cofounder Marko Dukmenić.

From Forbes • Aug. 2, 2012

Toshack's patched-up side performed admirably in front of a highly charged crowd in Osijek in the country's east but were ultimately beaten by superb goals from Ivan Rakitic and Drago Gabric late in each half.

From The Guardian • May 23, 2010

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