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Sarajevo   /sˌɑrəjˈeɪvoʊ/   Listen
Sarajevo

noun
1.
Capital and largest city of Bosnia; scene of the assassination of Francis Ferdinand in 1914 which precipitated World War I.





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"Sarajevo" Quotes from Famous Books



... there are some local differences in the mode of kindling the need-fire, or "living fire," as it is called. Thus at Jablanica both the uprights and the roller or cross-piece, which by its revolution kindles the fire, are made of cornel-tree wood; whereas at Dolac, near Sarajevo, the uprights and the cross-piece or roller are all made of lime wood. In Gacko, contrary to the usual custom, the fire is made by striking a piece of iron on an anvil, till sparks are given out, which are caught in tinder. The "living fire" thus produced is employed for purposes of healing. ...
— Balder The Beautiful, Vol. I. • Sir James George Frazer


Words linked to "Sarajevo" :   city, metropolis, urban center, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosna i Hercegovina, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina


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