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I have two homes, like someone who leaves their hometown and/or parents and then establishes a life elsewhere. They might say that they're going home when they return to see old friends or parents, but then they go home as well when they go to where they live now. Sarajevo is home, Chicago is home.
Aleksandar Hemon

Meaning of "Sarajevo" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SARAJEVO

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PRONUNCIATION OF SARAJEVO

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SARAJEVO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sarajevo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SARAJEVO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sarajevo

Sarajevo

Sarajevo is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with an estimated population of 369,534. Sarajevo metropolitan area, including Sarajevo, East Sarajevo and surrounding municipalities, is home to 608,354 inhabitants. Moreover, it is also the capital of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity, the capital of the Republic of Srpska entity, and the center of the Sarajevo Canton. Nestled within the greater Sarajevo valley of Bosnia, it is surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans. Sarajevo is the leading political, social and cultural center of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and its region-wide influence in politics, education, entertainment, media, fashion, science, and the arts contribute to its status as Bosnia and Herzegovina's biggest and most important economic center. The city is famous for its traditional cultural and religious diversity, with adherents of Orthodoxy, Islam, Judaism and Catholicism and coexisting there for centuries.

Definition of Sarajevo in the English dictionary

The definition of Sarajevo in the dictionary is the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina: developed as a Turkish town in the 15th century; capital of the Turkish and Austro-Hungarian administrations in 1850 and 1878 respectively; scene of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914, precipitating World War I; besieged by Bosnian Serbs. Pop: 603 000.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SARAJEVO

Saracen
Saracenic
Saracenical
sarafan
Saragossa
Sarah
Saramago
saran
Saran wrap
Sarandon
sarangi
Saransk
sarape
Sarasvati
Saratoga
Saratoga trunk
Saratov
Sarawak
Sarazen

WORDS THAT END LIKE SARAJEVO

alto-relievo
alto-rilievo
basso rilievo
cavo-relievo
cavo-rilievo
devo
evo
Kosevo
mezzo-relievo
mezzo-rilievo
relievo
rilievo
Serajevo
Svevo

Synonyms and antonyms of Sarajevo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Sarajevo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SARAJEVO

Find out the translation of Sarajevo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Sarajevo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Sarajevo» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

萨拉热窝
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Sarajevo
570 millions of speakers

English

Sarajevo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साराजेवो
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

سراييفو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Сараево
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Sarajevo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সারাজেভো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Sarajevo
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sarajevo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sarajevo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サラエボ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사라예보
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sarajevo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Sarajevo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸாரஜேயேவொ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सारजेवो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Saraybosna
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Sarajevo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sarajewo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Сараєво
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Sarajevo
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Σαράγεβο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Sarajevo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Sarajevo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Sarajevo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Sarajevo

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SARAJEVO»

The term «Sarajevo» is very widely used and occupies the 17.544 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SARAJEVO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Sarajevo» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Sarajevo» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Sarajevo

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7 QUOTES WITH «SARAJEVO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Sarajevo.
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Janine di Giovanni
Sarajevo was this beautiful city, very cosmopolitan, multiethnic, full of wonderful people, artists and writers and poets and Serbs and Muslims and Croats, and living side by side. And then this medieval siege, and it was a medieval siege, came, and the Bosnian Serbs were on the hills lobbing in rockets and grenades and mortars.
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Jean-Luc Godard
I had the feeling that Sarajevo was the perfect place to shoot the film I wanted to shoot. It is the perfect illustration of purgatory.
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Aleksandar Hemon
I have two homes, like someone who leaves their hometown and/or parents and then establishes a life elsewhere. They might say that they're going home when they return to see old friends or parents, but then they go home as well when they go to where they live now. Sarajevo is home, Chicago is home.
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Zana Marjanovic
I was eight when I left Sarajevo, so I didn't really know very much about my culture and it was so important for me to go back to my roots and meet the people.
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Vincent Tan
I love football now. I have a club in Sarajevo, and I love that. The fans are fantastic. The people who run the club are incredible, honest people, and they really motivate me.
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Vincent Tan
We can work together to produce better footballers for both FK Sarajevo and maybe Cardiff City and maybe even to play for other clubs. We hope this will be well received by everybody and enhance good relations between Malaysia and Bosnia.
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Michael Winterbottom
If you do a story about a British journalist rescuing a child from Sarajevo, then Sarajevo just becomes an exotic location, and the story's about this British journalist.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SARAJEVO»

Discover the use of Sarajevo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Sarajevo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Cellist of Sarajevo
This brilliant novel with universal resonance tells the story of three people trying to survive in a city rife with the extreme fear of desperate times, and of the sorrowing cellist who plays undaunted in their midst.
Steven Galloway, 2009
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Goodbye Sarajevo: A True Story of Courage, Love and Survival
Set in the middle of the bloodiest European conflict since the Second World War, Goodbye Sarajevo is a moving and compelling true story of courage, hope and extraordinary human kindness.
Atka Reid, Hana Schofield, 2012
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Sarajevo Marlboro
Miljenko Jergovic’s remarkable début collection of stories, Sarajevo Marlboro – winner of the Erich Maria Remarque Peace Prize – earned him wide acclaim throughout Europe.
Miljenko Jergovic, 2012
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Sarajevo Under Siege: Anthropology in Wartime
"Ivana Macek, an anthropologist who grew up in the former Yugoslavia, argues that the division of Bosnians into antagonistic ethnonational groups was the result rather than the cause of the war, a view that was not only generally assumed by ...
Ivana Maček, 2009
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Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Sarajevo
A chronicle of the war in Sarajevo from a child's perspective details the author's struggle for survival and a normal life in a chaotic nation from 1991 through 1993, revealing how an innocent life of piano lessons and birthday parties was ...
Zlata Filipovic, 2006
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Assassination at Sarajevo: The Spark That Started World War I
Readers can follow the action as it unfolded in a series of narrated books that brings to life major events from history through first-hand accounts, quotes from participants, diagrams, photographs, and timelines.
Robin S. Doak, 2009
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Sundance to Sarajevo: Film Festivals and the World They Made
A tour of the world's film festivals emphasizes the cultural, political, and sociological aspects of such events as Cannes, Sundance, Sarajevo, Havana, Burkina Faso's FESPACO, and Pordenone's Giornate del Cinema Muto.
Kenneth Turan, 2003
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Assassination in Sarajevo: The Trigger for World War I
Provides information about events leading to World War I, including the formation of different European alliances and conflict in the Balkans.
Stewart Ross, 2006
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Escape from Sarajevo
Sequel to No Guns for Asmir Asmir in ViennaUpper Primary.
Christobel Mattingley, 1996
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Sarajevo Roses: War Memoir of a Peacekeeper
"The symbol of my superstition was the symbol of Sarajevo's terror: the crater left by an exploded mortar or artillery shell. Sarajevans, with their unique sense of the ironic, named these 'Sarajevo roses'.
Anne Marie Du Preez Bezrob, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SARAJEVO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Sarajevo is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pope Francis Visits Sarajevo in 'Sign of Peace' After Bosnia War
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Hercegovina — Pope Francis landed in Muslim-majority Sarajevo early Saturday on a trip that he called "a sign of peace" — some 20 years ... «NBCNews.com, Jun 15»
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Exploring Sarajevo, 20 Years After Dayton Peace Accord
The board, which was painted onto the pavement after the war, has become a local hangout for elderly residents of Sarajevo. (Photo by Amanda Rivkin). «Voices, May 15»
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From Mostar to Sarajevo, Bosnian war sites turn into tourist attractions
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina — Edis Kolar was 17 years old when officials from the Bosnian army arrived at his family's house and told his parents they ... «Al Jazeera America, Apr 15»
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Pope Francis to visit Sarajevo
“God willing” – the Pope said –“On Saturday 6 June I will travel to Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina.” And he asked for prayers so his one-day visit ... «Vatican Radio, Feb 15»
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Son of Sarajevo's shoe shine legend replaces dad
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — When customers say they're wearing shoes his dad used to shine, Ramiz Hasani polishes them with special care, and ... «Yahoo News, Jan 15»
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A new dawn for Sarajevo
A crisp, cool morning greets my arrival in Sarajevo. On my overnight train to the capital I managed to catch only a few hours of sleep. Warnings from back home ... «Aquila Style, Nov 14»
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Sarajevo Film Festival Celebrates 20th Year Under the Long …
The first Sarajevo Film Festival was unlike any other festival. Portable generators provided power to the projectors in a city devoid of electricity. Directors Alfonso ... «TheWrap, Aug 14»
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120 Libyan rebels charter plane to Sarajevo to watch a movie
hHe screened his film on Thursday for the first time at Sarajevo's Warm festival. Marcie said that when he told the Zintan fighters the screening would be in ... «The Guardian, Jul 14»
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In Sarajevo, Divisions That Drove an Assassin Have Only Begun to …
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina — As the 100th anniversary approaches, the clusters of visitors have thickened at the street-corner museum in Sarajevo's ... «New York Times, Jun 14»
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100 years after an assassination: Sarajevo remembers and forgets …
SARAJEVO, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA — This past winter my preoccupation with what we historians call the “politics of memory” brought me back to Sarajevo to ... «MinnPost.com, Jun 14»

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