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Sarajevo
sa-ruh-YAY-voh
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The capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated along the Miljacka river.
"The assassination in Sarajevo in 1914 helped trigger the First World War."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish "saray" ("palace") plus a Serbo-Croatian suffix meaning "plain" or "lowland."