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Pilsen

American  
[pil-zuhn] / ˈpɪl zən /

noun

  1. German name of Plzeň.


Pilsen British  
/ ˈpɪlzən /

noun

  1. the German name for Plzeň

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He described the Pilsen Food Pantry as “‘a lifeline for me…Our food budget doesn’t stretch as far as it used to.’”

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025

AFP tagged along with Pilsen Defense Access group as they patrolled the district on Chicago's Lower West Side.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

Pilsen is also home to Cantón Regio, a Monterrey-style antojería with particularly good refried beans and flour tortillas, and Pochos, an all-day restaurant that sits right next-door to the Carnitas Uruapan original storefront.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

As we talked a train trundled westwards over the river, heading to Prague's Smichov station, and from there onwards to Karlovy Vary, Pilsen or Germany.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

“Did it turn out to be pneumonitis? That’s what Mr. Pilsen thought.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick