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Definition of Belgrade

1. Noun. Capital and largest city of Serbia and Montenegro; situated on the Danube.

Definition of Belgrade

1. Proper noun. The capital of Serbia; formerly the capital of Serbia and Montenegro and of former Yugoslavia. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Belgrade

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New Larned History for Ready Reference, Reading and Research: The Actual by Josephus Nelson Larned, Augustus Hunt Shearer (1922)
"The significance of Belgrade duri World War as well as in the diplomatic ... Belgrade, Peace of. See RUSSIA 1740. BELGRANO, Manuel (1770-1820), Ai general. ..."

2. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1900)
"But the last and most glorious action of his life was the defence of Belgrade against the powers of Mahomet the Second in person. ..."

3. The Literary Digest History of the World War: Compiled from Original and (1919)
"From July 29 to August 12, the Austrians bombarded Belgrade and made attempts at ... Belgrade and its environs were devoid of permanent defensive works. ..."

4. Diplomatic Documents Relating to the Outbreak of the European War by James Brown Scott (1916)
"Russian Charge d'Affaires at Belgrade to Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs. (Telegram.) Belgrade, July 10 (23), 1914. The Austrian Minister, at 6 o'clock ..."

5. The American Library Annual: Including Index to Dates of Current Events (1915)
"D 2 Austrians report stubborn fighting southeast of Belgrade. ... D 16 Servians retake Belgrade and drive Austrians across the Drina. ..."

6. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero, Stanley Mordaunt Leathes, Ernest Alfred Benians (1903)
"But Solyman was compelled to recognise that Belgrade must also be secured, and after a difficult siege it was taken, through treachery. ..."

7. Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country (1876)
"FROM Belgrade TO CONSTANTINOPLE OVERLAND. Вт HUMPHRY SANDWITH, CB IN the historical Crimean war, belonging to a generation now alas in the decline of life, ..."

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