Slovak Word of the Day
mesto
/ME-sto/ • noun — 23rd of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: a town or city; an urban area where people live and work
Examples
- Žijem v meste.
(I live in a city.) - Mesto má pekný park pri rieke.
(The city has a nice park by the river.) - V centre mesta sú staré budovy.
(There are old buildings in the city center.)
Synonyms
- metropola
- mestečko
Use mesto when referring to a town or city (e.g., v meste = in the city). For a very large city you can say metropola; for a small town use the diminutive mestečko. Common collocations include centrum mesta (city center) and mestský (urban, adjective).
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