Skopje

American

[skawp-ye] / ˈskɔp jɛ /

noun

a city in and the capital of Macedonia, in N part.

Skopje British

/ ˈskɔːpjɛ /

noun

Serbian name: Skoplje. Turkish name (1392–1913): Üsküb. the capital of (the Former Yugoslav Republic of) Macedonia, on the Vardar River: became capital of Serbia in 1346 and of Macedonia in 1945; suffered a severe earthquake in 1963; university (1949). Pop: 449 000 (2005 est)

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Vladimir Blazev-Panco, a 46-year-old singer with the band DNK, died in Skopje early in the day after being hospitalised due to serious injuries, the prosecutor confirmed.

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

The temperature in North Macedonia's capital, Skopje, reached 42C on Friday - and are expected to continue in that range.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

In Skopje, around 1,000 people gathered for the funeral of Andrej Gorgieski, a 43-year-old singer in the band DNK that was performing at the club when the fire broke out.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025

Earlier this summer, Devin Nunes, the CEO of Trump Media and a former California congressman, touched down just outside Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2024

In 1963, upon the occasion of a particularly malicious earthquake, which levelled Skopje - they rebuilt it from generous foreign donations.

From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Vaknin, Samuel

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