Save Type Settlement Usage English, French Pronounced Pron. /ˈbɛl.ɡɹeɪd/(English) /bɛl.ɡʁad/(French) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Serbian Београд (Beograd) meaning "white city", derived from the Slavic root beli or beo meaning "white" combined with grad meaning "city, town". This is the name of the capital city of Serbia.