Pozsony


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Pozsony

(ˈpoʒonj)
n
(Placename) the Hungarian name for Bratislava
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Noun1.Pozsony - capital and largest city of Slovakia
Bratislava, capital of Slovakia, Pressburg
Slovak Republic, Slovakia - a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from the Czech Republic in 1993
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