Visegrad

American  

[vish-uh-grahd, vis-uh-grad] / ˈvɪʃ əˌgrɑd, ˈvɪs əˌgræd /

noun

1. a town in N Hungary, NW of Budapest on the Danube: site of summit in 1991 of the leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland.

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Example Sentences

Wojciech Przybylski, editor of Visegrad Insight, told the BBC that these protests show Poland's opposition groups can unite over common causes, despite their political differences.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2023

“People need to wake up to problems like this,” Visegrad resident Rados Brekalovic said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2023

The Czech minister canceled a trip to Hungary for a planned gathering of the Visegrad Group, comprising four previously close Central European states.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2022

Visegrad Group, launched in 1991 as a regional framework, is increasingly cooperating with Japan as “V4 plus Japan” through meetings of leaders, foreign ministers and working level dialogue, according to the foreign ministry.

From Washington Times • Mar. 17, 2022

Of his symphonic poems those most often played are: "In Wallenstein's Camp," "Moldau," "Sarka" and "Visegrad."

From A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present by Mathews, W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock)