Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of eastern Croatia on the Drava River east-southeast of Zagreb. The city grew on the site of a Roman colony and fortress and was under Turkish rule from 1526 to 1687.
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- proper noun A city in
Croatia .
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Examples
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By 1864, the Zagreb Jewish community had established a co-educational elementary school where most subjects were taught in Croatian; Jewish schools also existed in Osijek and Varaždin, Novi Sad and Subotica.
Yugoslavia. 2009
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Substantial Jewish communities developed in Zagreb and Osijek in Croatia-Slavonia and Novi Sad and Subotica in the Vojvodina; there were also many smaller towns with significant Jewish populations.
Yugoslavia. 2009
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He contrasted the conduct of the Norac-Ademi trial with that of Branimir Glavas, a powerful Croatian politician indicted for the killing of Serb civilians in the eastern town of Osijek in 1991.
Croatia Shows It Can Try War Crimes IWPR 2008
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That day news came in of synchronized and heavy Serb bombardment of Dubrovnik and Osijek, in the extreme southwest and northeast corners of Croatia, respectively.
DELIVER US FROM EVIL William Shawcross 2000
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That day news came in of synchronized and heavy Serb bombardment of Dubrovnik and Osijek, in the extreme southwest and northeast corners of Croatia, respectively.
DELIVER US FROM EVIL William Shawcross 2000
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After the early death of his father in 1891, he returned with his mother to her birthplace, Osijek, on the Drava somewhat west of its junction with the Danube.
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About 1,000 people gathered at a similar protest in the eastern town of Osijek, demanding the government's ouster, Hina reported.
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Serbia terrorized Slovenian first, then Serbia terrorized Croatia mostly Dubrovnik and Osijek towns, then Serbia terrorized Bosnia and Herzegovina, then Serbia terrorized Kosovo Republic and steel provoking around the border.
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Croatia: Airspace reopened mid-Sunday, except at small Osijek airport in east.
The Seattle Times 2010
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Croatia: Airspace reopened mid-Sunday, except at small Osijek airport in east.
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