Belgrade

American

[bel-greyd, -grahd, -grad, bel-greyd, -grahd, -grad] / ˈbɛl greɪd, -grɑd, -græd, bɛlˈgreɪd, -ˈgrɑd, -ˈgræd /

noun

a city in and the capital of Serbia, at the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers.

Belgrade British

/ bɛlˈɡreɪd, ˈbɛlɡreɪd /

noun

Serbian name: Beograd. the capital of Serbia, in the E part at the confluence of the Danube and Sava Rivers: became the capital of Serbia in 1878, of Yugoslavia in 1929, and later of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006). Pop: 1 280 639 (2002)

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Belgrade Cultural

Capital of the former Yugoslavia and of the Yugoslavian republic of Serbia, located on the Danube River; a commercial, industrial, political, and cultural center. The city was bombed during the Kosovo War.

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He was in Belgrade with Albarn shooting the second video from “Cracker Island” when he received a call from his brother-in-law, who said that Amo had just had a stroke.

From Los Angeles Times

He became frustrated by the policy of peaceful resistance to Belgrade's repression of ethnic Albanians espoused by the late Kosovo president Ibrahim Rugova.

From Barron's

His company stated they wanted to "unite rather than divide" and their withdrawal was "out of respect for the citizens of Serbia and the City of Belgrade".

From BBC

Nikola Selakovic and the three other defendants were jeered as "thieves" by dozens of protesters as they arrived at the Belgrade court.

From Barron's

In December, an investment firm linked to Kushner ditched plans to build a hotel on the site of Belgrade's bombed-out Yugoslav army headquarters.

From Barron's

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