Sarajevo
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Sarajevo
- /ˌsæ.ɹəˈjeɪ.voʊ/
- /ˈsæ.ɹə.jeɪ.voʊ/
- /ˌsɑː.ɹəˈjeɪ.voʊ/
- /ˈsɑː.ɹə.jeɪ.voʊ/
Where it comes from
From Serbo-Croatian Sarajevo, from Ottoman Turkish سرای, Turkish Saray-ovası, from saray (“palace”), from Persian سرای (sarây, “inn”).), and ova "plain, lowland".
proper noun
- The capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, built on the Miljacka river. I had planned a stop in Sarajevo to meet with a multiethnic delegation to hear their ideas about what the United States government and private organizations could do to help heal a society ripped apart by war. The security situation forced me to cancel my trip to Sarajevo, but the people I was to me
- The Bosnian government.
- A canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bosnia, bosniac, bosnian, nantong, city, capital, banja luka, bratislava, ljubljana, visoko, tuzla, skopje, mostar, bosna, podgorica, bucharest
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name city
| Español | Sarajevo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사라예보 Sarayebo |
| 日本語 | サラエボ Saraebo, サライェヴォ Sarayevo, サラエヴォ Saraevo |
| 中文 | 薩拉熱窩 /萨拉热窝 Sàlārèwō |
| हिन्दी | सारायेवो sārāyevo |
| Português | Saraievo |
| Français | Sarajevo |
| Deutsch | Sarajevo, Sarajewo |
| Italiano | Sarajevo, Seraievo |
| Ελληνικά | Σαράγεβο Sarágevo, Σεράγεβο Serágevo |
| Română | Sarajevo |
| Русский | Сара́ево Sarájevo |
| Tiếng Việt | Xa-rai-ê-vô |
| العربية | سَارَايِيفُو sārāyīfū, سَرَايِيفُو sarāyīfū |
| עברית | סָרָיֶיבוֹ \ סאראייבו saráyevo |
name canton
| 한국어 | 사라예보 sarayebo |
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Talk about this word "Sarajevo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sarajevo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Sarajevo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sarajevo "Sarajevo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sarajevo.Cite this
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title = {Sarajevo},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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