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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Skopje is a city of statues, two or three hundred of them apparently, great big things in squares and in fountains commemorating tsars and dames, emperors and warriors, royalty and revolutionaries.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

But Bulgaria is not the only country to have claims on Samuel, with a huge statue of the tsar gracing the North Macedonian capital Skopje.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Not scoring against Slovenia was annoying; not scoring against Switzerland - in the circumstances - was understandable; not scoring and winning in Skopje would be a horrible outcome.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

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

A pirate in Skopje is in direct competition with Bill Gates.

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

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