Bratislava Syllabification: (Bra·ti·sla·va)Pronunciation: /ˌbrätəˈslävə/Definition of Bratislava the capital of Slovakia, in the western part of the country, a port on the Danube River; population 426,927 (2007). From 1526 to 1784 it was the capital of Hungary. German name Pressburg; Hungarian name Pozsony.Bratislava in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Bratislava in the British & World English dictionary