Belgrade

[bel-greyd, -grahd, -grad, bel-greyd, -grahd, -grad]

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noun

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

Belgrade

/ 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)

Belgrade

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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One of the first sights that greets arrivals to the centre of Serbia's capital Belgrade are government buildings in an advance state of collapse.

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Much has been made on social media of the creative swearing employed by Doyle's barstool philosophers, and, indeed, the Belgrade warns potential audience members of "some strong language".

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Irish author Roddy Doyle's book Two Pints, about two middle-aged men reflecting on life over a drink in a Dublin pub, gets its UK stage premiere at Coventry's Belgrade Theatre, 2-24 May.

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Tens of thousands of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's supporters have held a rally in Belgrade following months of unrest across the country.

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The station was part of the government's flagship infrastructure project - the high-speed railway linking the capital, Belgrade, to Budapest in Hungary.

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