Bratislava

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/ˌbɹætɪˈslɑːvə//ˌbɹɑːtɪˈslɑːvə/

proper noun

The capital city of Slovakia.

Similar
Pressburg
OriginSlovak Bratislava →
Less commonScrabble 15
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital city of Slovakia.

    One Terrorgram user livestreamed himself stabbing five people outside of a mosque in Turkey, she said, and a 19-year-old Slovakian man praised the group in a manifesto before killing two people at an LGBTQ bar in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.

    2024 September 9, Hannah Rabinowitz, “Alleged leaders of White supremacist group charged in effort to encourage terrorism and hate crimes”, in CNN, archived from the original on 19 Sep 2024
    1. metonymicallyThe Slovak government.
  2. The region of Slovakia that includes the city of Bratislava.

    Synonyms: Pressburg

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe region of Slovakia that includes the city of Bratislava.

Similar
Pressburg

Origin

  1. SlovakBratislava
  2. EnglishBratislava

Borrowed from Slovak Bratislava, from the name of Prince Bräslav.

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Translations

Afrikaans Bratislava, Bratislawa
  • Bratislavathe capital of Slovakia
  • Bratislawathe capital of Slovakia
Ancient Greek Ἰστρόπολις
  • Ἰστρόπολις (Istrópolis)the capital of Slovakia
Arabic بُرَاتِسْلَافَا, بُرَاتِيسْلَافَا
  • بُرَاتِسْلَافَا (buratislāfā)the capital of Slovakia
  • بُرَاتِيسْلَافَا (buratislāfā)the capital of Slovakia
Bengali ব্রাতিস্লাভা
  • ব্রাতিস্লাভা (bratislabha)the capital of Slovakia
Bulgarian Братислава
  • Братислава (Bratislava)the capital of Slovakia
Chinese Cantonese 布拉迪斯拉發 /布拉迪斯拉发
  • 布拉迪斯拉發 /布拉迪斯拉发 (bou³ laai¹ dik⁶ si¹ laai¹ faat³)the capital of Slovakia
Chinese Mandarin 布拉迪斯拉發 /布拉迪斯拉发
  • 布拉迪斯拉發 /布拉迪斯拉发 (Bùlādísīlāfā)the capital of Slovakia
Czech Bratislava
  • Bratislavathe capital of Slovakia
Danish Bratislava
  • Bratislavathe capital of Slovakia
Dutch Bratislava
  • Bratislavathe capital of Slovakia
Esperanto Bratislavo
  • Bratislavothe capital of Slovakia
Estonian Bratislava
  • Bratislavathe capital of Slovakia
Finnish Bratislava
  • Bratislavathe capital of Slovakia
French Bratislava
  • Bratislavathe capital of Slovakia
German Bratislava
  • Bratislavathe capital of Slovakia
Greek Βρατισλάβα, Μπρατισλάβα
  • Βρατισλάβα (Vratisláva)the capital of Slovakia
  • Μπρατισλάβα (Bratisláva)the capital of Slovakia
Hebrew ברטיסלאבה \ בְּרָטִיסְלָבָה
  • ברטיסלאבה \ בְּרָטִיסְלָבָה (bratisláva)the capital of Slovakia
Hindi ब्रातिस्लावा
  • ब्रातिस्लावा (brātislāvā)the capital of Slovakia
Hungarian Pozsony
  • Pozsonythe capital of Slovakia
Icelandic Bratislava
  • Bratislavathe capital of Slovakia
Indonesian Bratislava
  • Bratislavathe capital of Slovakia
Irish an Bhratasláiv
  • an Bhratasláivthe capital of Slovakia
Italian Bratislava
  • Bratislavathe capital of Slovakia
Japanese ブラチスラヴァ, ブラチスラバ
  • ブラチスラヴァ (Burachisurava)the capital of Slovakia
  • ブラチスラバ (Burachisuraba)the capital of Slovakia
  • ブラティスラヴァ (Buratisurava)the capital of Slovakia
Korean 브라티슬라바, 브라찌슬라바
  • 브라티슬라바 (Beuratiseullaba)the capital of Slovakia
  • 브라찌슬라바 (Beurajjiseullaba)the capital of Slovakia
Latin Posonium
  • Posoniumthe capital of Slovakia
Latvian Bratislava
  • Bratislavathe capital of Slovakia
Lithuanian Bratislava
  • Bratislavathe capital of Slovakia
Malay Bratislava
  • Bratislavathe capital of Slovakia
Norwegian Bokmål Bratislava
  • Bratislavathe capital of Slovakia
Persian براتیسلاوا
  • براتیسلاوا (berâtislâvâ)the capital of Slovakia
Polish Bratysława
  • Bratysławathe capital of Slovakia
Portuguese Bratislava
  • Bratislavathe capital of Slovakia
Romanian Bratislava
  • Bratislavathe capital of Slovakia
Russian Братисла́ва
  • Братисла́ва (Bratisláva)the capital of Slovakia
Slovak Bratislava, Prešporok
  • Bratislavathe capital of Slovakia
  • Prešporokthe capital of Slovakia
Spanish Bratislava
  • Bratislavathe capital of Slovakia
Swedish Bratislava
  • Bratislavathe capital of Slovakia
Thai บราติสลาวา
  • บราติสลาวา (braa-dtís-laa-wâa)the capital of Slovakia
Turkish Bratislava
  • Bratislavathe capital of Slovakia
Ukrainian Братисла́ва
  • Братисла́ва (Bratysláva)the capital of Slovakia
Urdu براٹیسلاوا, براتیسلاوا
  • براٹیسلاوا (brāṭislāvā)the capital of Slovakia
  • براتیسلاوا (brātislāvā)the capital of Slovakia
Vietnamese Bra-ti-xla-va
  • Bra-ti-xla-vathe capital of Slovakia
Yiddish בראַטיסלאַוואַ, בראַטיסלאַווע
  • בראַטיסלאַוואַ (bratislava)the capital of Slovakia
  • בראַטיסלאַווע (bratislave)the capital of Slovakia
  • פּרעסבורג (presburg)the capital of Slovakia
  • פּרעשבורג (preshburg)the capital of Slovakia
Cite this entry
APA

Bratislava. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bratislava

MLA

“Bratislava.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bratislava. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bratislava,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bratislava.

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