Brno
- proper noun
- Especially when they live in Brno with a really good climbing gyms and not really that good rock climbing around.
- Brno, Czech
- Brno, the Czech Republic
- city of Brno
Examples
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In the spring, he and his mother moved away, boarding the train to Brno with a suitcase each, Machar carrying his father's death like a peach pit lodged halfway down his throat.
Fiction book (1995) -
Nazi snipers still held the hills outside Brno.
Fiction book (1995) -
I felt stronger than in Brno.
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While the city of Brno has a concentration of services, administration, and industrial production, the rest of the region provides agricultural and recreational activities.
Academic text (2007) -
We were hitchhiking back to Brno and from there to Vyskov to visit her parents.
Fiction book (1995) -
Born in Brno, Czechoslovakia in 1949, Sis attended the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague and the Royal College of Art in London.
Academic text (2011) -
In the old country during the Second World War, in the forests and villages of Czechoslovakia west of Brno, a man named Machar, or Machac, made a name for himself as a smuggler, moving entire families across the Moravian border near Trencin, then across Slovakia to Hungary where others would take them on.
Fiction book (1995) -
The city of Brno is known for its historical architecture and vibrant industrial scene.
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Every summer, many tourists visit Brno to explore its rich history and cultural sites.
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The university in Brno attracts students from all over the world.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Brno is a Czech city name and one idea says it comes from an old Slavic root brn- meaning 'mud' or 'marsh', because the town began near wet land. So a helpful way to remember Brno is as the Czech city that grew from the marsh.