Belgrade

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of Serbia; the former capital of Yugoslavia; the former capital of Serbia and Montenegro.
  2. The Serbian or Yugoslav government.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɛlɡɹeɪd/ bəlgräd' /bəlˈɡɹɑːd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Belgrade.wav

Word forms

Belgrade

Etymology

From French Belgrade, from Medieval Latin Belgradum and Belogradum, ultimately from South Slavic forms of Proto-Slavic *bělъ (“white”) and *gȏrdъ (“fortress, city”), after the white walls of its medieval fortress. Doublet of Beograd, Berat, and Belgorod.

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