English Explanatory Dictionary

Cracovian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, from or relating to the city of Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.
noun
  1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.
  2. A clerical convenience in solving systems of linear equations by hand.
adj
  1. Alternative form of Cracovian.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Cracovian.

Pronunciation

/kɹəˈkəʊvɪən/

Word forms

Cracovian Cracovians

Etymology

Formed as Latin Cracōvia (“Krakow”) + English -an (suffix forming adjectives with the sense “of or pertaining to”). Equivalent to the Latin Cracōviānus.

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