Podgorica

//ˈpɒdɡəɹɪtsa// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The capital and largest city of Montenegro.

Example

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"Podgorica is the capital of Montenegro."

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian Pòdgorica / По̀дгорица (literally “under the Gorica”), from pȍd / по̏д (“under”) + Gorica / Горица (“little mountain”), the name of a hill which overlooks the city, from gòra / го̀ра (“mountain”) + -ica / -ица (diminutive suffix).

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