פּרעשבאָריק

Yiddish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Slovak Prešporek, itself from German Pressburg. Doublet of פּרעסבורג (presburg).

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Proper noun

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פּרעשבאָריק (preshborikn

  1. (dated, historical) Bratislava (the capital city of Slovakia)
    Synonyms: בראַטיסלאַוואַ (bratislava), פּרעסבורג (presburg)
    Hypernym: הויפּטשטאָט (hoyptshtot)
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