Cracow

[ krak-ou, krah-kou, krey-koh ]

noun

1. a city in S Poland, on the Vistula: the capital of Poland 1320–1609.

Cracow

/ ˈkrækaʊ; -ɒf; -əʊ /

noun

1. an industrial city in S Poland, on the River Vistula: former capital of the country (1320–1609); university (1364). Pop: 822 000 (2005 est) Polish nameKraków German nameKrakau

Example Sentences

Poland’s picturesque student cities of Cracow and Wroclaw are now on the international radar, the newest hot spots among foreign students, even those who hate beets.

From New York Times

Women in big cities like Cracow or Warsaw do not have these problems.

From The Guardian

In 1942 Cracow’s Archbishop Adam Sapieha pleaded with the Vatican not to broadcast accounts of German atrocities since it would only make things harder for his people.

From Time

“Polish sausage is going for peanuts in Cracow,” Milo informed him.

From Literature

The guards whispered that a Rembrandt was in there, and pieces of a famous altarpiece from Cracow.

From Literature