BRATISLAVA

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ bra-t ə - ' slä-v ə , ˌ brä-

Variant: or G Press · burg \ ' pres- ˌ b ə rg, - ˌ bu ̇ rk \ or Hungarian Po · zsony \ ' p ō - ˌ zh ō -ny ə \

Function: geographical name

city SW Slovakia, its capital, on the Danube pop 428,672