an industrial city in SW Poland, on the River Oder: passed to Austria (1527) and to Prussia (1741); returned to Poland in 1945. Pop: 647 000 (2005 est)
German name: Breslau
Wrocław in American English
(ˈvʀɔtslɑf)
city in Silesia, SW Poland, on the Oder River: pop. 644,000