Bratislava

//ˌbɹætɪˈslɑːvə// name

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  1. 1
    The capital city of Slovakia.

    "One Terrorgram user livestreamed himself stabbing five people outside of a mosque in Turkey, she said, and a 19-year-old Slovakian man praised the group in a manifesto before killing two people at an LGBTQ bar in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia."

  2. 2
    The region of Slovakia that includes the city of Bratislava.

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capital of slovakiapozsonypressboroughpressburgpressburgh

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"Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia."

Etymology

From the name of Prince Bräslav.

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