Warsaw

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of Poland; the capital city of Masovian Voivodeship.
  2. The Polish government.
  3. A city, the county seat of Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States.
  4. A home rule city, the county seat of Gallatin County, Kentucky, United States.
  5. A city, the county seat of Benton County, Missouri, United States.
  6. A village, the county seat of Wyoming County, New York, United States.
  7. A town, the county seat of Richmond County, Virginia, United States.
  8. A habitational surname.
noun
  1. Any of several species of grouper, subfamily Epinephelinae
  2. The jewfish or guasa (Epinephelus itajara).
  3. A fish, the black grouper (Epinephelus nigritus).

Pronunciation

/ˈwɔːsɔː/ en-uk-Warsaw.ogg /ˈwɔɹsɔ/ /ˈwɔɹsɑ/ LL-Q1860_(eng)-Arlo_Barnes-warsaw.wav /ˈwɔɾsɔ/

Word forms

Warsaw Warsaws

Etymology

Etymology tree Old Polish Warcisław Old Polish -sz Old Polish Warsz Proto-Indo-European *-usder. Proto-Indo-European *-osder. Proto-Slavic *-ovъ Old Polish -owy Old Polish *warszewy Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *wiśis Proto-Slavic *vь̀sь Old Polish wieś Old Polish *warszewa wieśellip. Old Polish Warszewa Polish Warszawabor. English Warsaw Ultimately from Old Polish Warszewa. Doublet of Warszawa.

Synonyms

Warszawa Atlantic goliath grouper itajara

Related words

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