English Explanatory Dictionary

Wrocław

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital and largest city of Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Silesia, in what is now southwestern Poland. (At different points in history, the city has been part of Bohemia, Prussia, Germany, and Poland.)

Pronunciation

/ˈvɹɔts.wɑf/ En-us-Wroclaw_from_Poland_pronunciation_(Voice_of_America).ogg /ˈvɹɒts.lɑːv/ rŏk′lô /ˈɹɒk.lɔː/

Word forms

Wrocław Wroclaw

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Wrocław. Doublet of Breslau.

Synonyms

Breslau
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