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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The capital and largest city of Serbia, in the north-central part of the country at the confluence of the Danube and Sava Rivers. Founded in the third century BC, Belgrade became the capital of the kingdom of Serbia in the 19th century and the capital of Yugoslavia after World War I.
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- proper noun The capital of
Serbia ; formerly the capital ofSerbia and Montenegro and of formerYugoslavia .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun capital and largest city of Serbia and Montenegro; situated on the Danube
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BELGRADE Reuters – A routine appendix operation in Belgrade went badly wrong when two surgeons started fighting and stormed from the operating theater to settle their dispute outside, the daily Politika reported Wednesday.
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ALESSIO VINCI, CNN BELGRADE BUREAU CHIEF: Joie, according to the state run news agency, Tanjug here Belgrade, the constitutional court has ruled that part of the elections, referring to the presidential election that was -- that took place here on September 24 must be repeated.
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BELGRADE - A grenade shattered windows at the U.S. embassy in central Belgrade night but caused no casualties, police said.
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BELGRADE (Reuters) - A gay rights parade in Belgrade descended into violence Sunday as thousands of police deployed to protect marchers clashed with gangs of anti-gay protesters, sparking riots, injuries and dozens of arrests.
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BELGRADE (Reuters) - A gay rights parade in Belgrade erupted in violence on Sunday as thousands of police deployed to protect marchers clashed with anti-gay protesters, who rioted and attacked the headquarters of the ruling parties.
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September 21st, 2009 BELGRADE - A Belgrade court said Monday it has ordered a 30-day investigative detention of 10 people suspected of brutally beating a
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September 19th, 2009 BELGRADE - Serbian authorities effectively banned the gay pride parade in Belgrade, gay right activists claimed Saturday following the threats of violence from extreme nationalist groups.
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BELGRADE (Reuters) - A gay rights parade in Belgrade descended into violence Sunday as thousands of police deployed to protect marchers clashed with gangs of anti-gay protesters, sparking riots, injuries and dozens of arrests.
Reuters: Top News 2010
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BELGRADE (Reuters) - A gay rights parade in Belgrade erupted in violence on Sunday as thousands of police deployed to protect marchers clashed with anti-gay protesters, who rioted and attacked the headquarters of the ruling parties.
Reuters: Top News 2010
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BELGRADE (Reuters) - A gay rights parade in Belgrade erupted in violence on Sunday as thousands of police deployed to protect marchers clashed with anti-gay protesters, who rioted and attacked the headquarters of the ruling parties.
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