Sarajevo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, built on the Miljacka river.
  2. A canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Pronunciation

/ˌsæ.ɹəˈjeɪ.voʊ/ /ˈsæ.ɹə.jeɪ.voʊ/ /ˌsɑː.ɹəˈjeɪ.voʊ/ /ˈsɑː.ɹə.jeɪ.voʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sarajevo.wav

Word forms

Sarajevo

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian Sarajevo, from Ottoman Turkish سرای, Turkish Saray-ovası, from saray (“palace”), from Persian سرای (sarây, “inn”).), and ova "plain, lowland".

Derived words

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