[brat-uh-slah-vuh, brah-tuh-; Czech brah-tyi-slah-vah] 
| the capital of Slovakia, in the SW part, on the Danube River: a former capital of Hungary. 435,000. |
[sloh-vah-kee-uh, -vak-ee-uh] | a republic in central Europe: formerly a part of Czechoslovakia; under German protection 1939–45; independent since 1993. 5,393,016; 18,931 sq. mi. (49,035 sq. km). Capital: Bratislava. |
[slaw-ven-skaw] .| Bra·ti·sla·va (brāt'ĭ-slä'və, brä'tĭ-) The capital and largest city of Slovakia, in the southwest part of the country on the Danube River near the Austrian and Hungarian borders. It was the capital of Hungary from 1541 to 1784. Population: 418,000. |
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