Zagreb

American

[zah-greb] / ˈzɑ grɛb /

noun

a city in and the capital of Croatia, in the northwestern part.

Zagreb British

/ ˈzɑːɡrɛb /

noun

German name: Agram. the capital of Croatia, on the River Sava; gothic cathedral; university (1874); industrial centre. Pop: 685 000 (2005 est)

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And in an account of a much later game—Dinamo Zagreb vs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Although the service was first announced in early April, sightings of the vehicles on Zagreb streets have been rare.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Uber is launching Europe’s first commercial robo-taxi service in Zagreb, Croatia, partnering with Pony.ai and Verne.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

However, Zagreb has a long way to go if it wishes to catch up with Europe's Christmas market heavyweights.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

Three years later a Croatian seismologist named Andrija Mohorovičić was studying graphs from an earthquake in Zagreb when he noticed a similar odd deflection, but at a shallower level.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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