English Explanatory Dictionary

Krakow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city on the Vistula River, the capital of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland and the former capital (until 1596) of Poland as a whole.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹækaʊ/ /ˈkɹɑkaʊ/ /ˈkɹækoʊ/ /ˈkɹɑkoʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Cracow.wav

Word forms

Krakow Cracow Kraków Cracov Krakau

Etymology

From Middle English crakou, crawcow.

Derived words

Krakovian
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