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warsaw

1

[ wawr-saw ]

noun

  1. Also called warsaw grouper. a large grouper, Epinephelus nigritus, found in the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
  2. the jewfish, Epinephelus itajara, found off both coasts of tropical America.


Warsaw

2

[ wawr-saw ]

noun

  1. Polish Warszawa. a city in and the capital of Poland, in the E central part, on the Vistula River.
  2. a town in N Indiana.

Warsaw

/ ˈwɔːsɔː /

noun

  1. the capital of Poland, in the E central part on the River Vistula: became capital at the end of the 16th century; almost completely destroyed in World War II as the main centre of the Polish resistance movement; rebuilt within about six years; university (1818); situated at the junction of important trans-European routes. Pop: 2 204 000 (2005 est) Polish nameWarszawavarˈʃava
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Warsaw

  1. Capital of Poland and largest city in the country, located in central Poland; the political, cultural, industrial, and transportation center of Poland.


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Notes

Warsaw has been the capital of Poland since 1596, though it was occupied by the Russians (1813–1815) and the Germans (1915–1918 and 1939–1945).
During World War II , half a million Jews (see also Jews ) living in the Warsaw Jewish ghetto were exterminated by the Germans.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of warsaw1

1880–85, Americanism; < Spanish guasa
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Example Sentences

Warsaw in Poland, known for its cold winters, warmed up to 19C.

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On three days in July, fires broke out in a container due to be loaded on to a DHL cargo plane in the German city of Leipzig, at a transport company near Warsaw, and at Minworth near Birmingham, UK, involving a package described as an incendiary device.

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The incident at Jablonow near Warsaw took two hours to extinguish, according to Polish reports.

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Croatia visit Hampden on 15 November, with the campaign ending in Warsaw three days later.

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The cousins’ journey — which starts with a guided Jewish heritage tour of Warsaw and Lublin, after which they splinter off to Dory’s rural birthplace — covers as much emotional territory as it does physical.

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