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Sarajevo

Sarajevo

English

Proper noun

Sarajevo

  1. The capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  2. A canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. Etymology in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. Velikonja, Mitja (2003) Religious Separation and Political Intolerance in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Texas A&M University Press, page 55
  3. Tomašević, Nebojša (1983) Treasures of Yugoslavia, Yugoslaviapublic, page 315

Esperanto

Proper noun

Sarajevo (accusative Sarajevon)

  1. Sarajevo

Holonyms


Estonian

Proper noun

Sarajevo

  1. Sarajevo

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.ʁa.je.vo/

Proper noun

Sarajevo

  1. Sarajevo (city)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Sarajevo f (Portugal)

  1. Sarajevo (the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سرای (saray) (from Persian سرای (sarây, house, palace)) and اووه (ova, plain, lowland) (from Proto-Turkic [Term?]).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sǎrajeʋo/
  • Hyphenation: Sa‧ra‧je‧vo

Proper noun

Sàrajevo n (Cyrillic spelling Са̀рајево)

  1. Sarajevo (city)

Declension