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Pilsudski
[ pil-soot-skee ]
noun
- Jó·zef [yoo, -zef], 1867–1935, Polish marshal and statesman: president 1918–22; premier 1926–28, 1930.
Piłsudski
/ piwˈsutski /
noun
- PiłsudskiJózef18671935MPolishPOLITICS: nationalist leaderPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state Józef (ˈjuzɛf). 1867–1935, Polish nationalist leader and statesman; president (1918–21) and premier (1926–28; 1930)
Example Sentences
Stoute was known for his patience with horses and trained numerous champions including Harbinger, Shareef Dancer, Singspiel and Pilsudski.
They boarded the ocean liner Pilsudski for Manhattan on Dec. 12 and arrived 12 days later.
During Russia’s civil war between the Red Army and the anti-Bolshevik White Army, Pilsudski resisted pleas for Poland to help the Whites.
But Ukrainians and Lithuanians were wary of Polish claims on their territories, and Pilsudski’s vision of an anti-Russian alliance never became reality.
“Pilsudski was well aware of the challenges posed by Poland’s geography and concluded that an independent Ukraine would share Poland’s interest in limiting Russia’s expansionist tendencies,” Fleming said by email.
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