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Pozsony

American  
[paw-zhawn-yuh] / ˈpɔˌʒɔn yə /

noun

  1. Hungarian name of Bratislava.


Pozsony British  
/ ˈpoʒonj /

noun

  1. the Hungarian name for Bratislava

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From 1563 to 1830, the coronations were held here in Bratislava, known then as Pozsony, as much of Hungary was occupied by the Ottomans.

From BBC

By the way, have you been in Pozsony?

From Project Gutenberg

I left Budapest at eight, reached Pozsony about eleven, and drove to Eberhard, where I was received by the Count.

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How did he come to be here, for they were now in the jurisdiction of Pozsony not of Pesth.

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It was whispered, indeed, that travellers had been murdered and waylaid there, and even now the host was serving his term in the Pozsony prison, where he was a frequent inmate.

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