Polska

Polska

(ˈpɔlska) n (Placename) the Polish name for Poland

Po•land

(ˈpoʊ lənd)

n. a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. 38,608,929; ab. 120,628 sq. mi. (312,685 sq. km). Cap.: Warsaw. Polish, Polska.

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Polska - a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War IIPoland, Republic of Polandbattle of Tannenberg, Tannenberg - a battle in World War I (1914); decisive German victory over the RussiansAuschwitz - a Nazi concentration camp for Jews in southwestern Poland during World War IIPreussen, Prussia - a former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland; "in the 19th century Prussia led the economic and political unification of the German states"capital of Poland, Warsaw, Warszawa - the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central PolandBromberg, Bydgoszcz - an industrial city and river port in northern PolandCracow, Krakau, Krakow - an industrial city in southern Poland on the VistulaCzestochowa - a city of southern Poland whose church contains the statue of the black Madonna which attracts many pilgrimsDanzig, Gdansk - a port city of northern Poland near the mouth of the Vistula River on a gulf of the Baltic Sea; a member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th centuryKatowice - an industrial city of southern PolandLodz - a large city of central PolandLublin - an industrial city of eastern PolandBreslau, Wroclaw - a city in southwestern Poland on the OderZabrze - an industrial city in southern PolandCarpathian Mountains, Carpathians - a mountain range in central Europe that extends from Slovakia and southern Poland southeastward through western Ukraine to northeastern Romania; a popular resort areaEurope - the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British IslesOder, Oder River - a European river; flows into the Baltic SeaVistula, Vistula River - a European river; flows into the Baltic SeaPole - a native or inhabitant of Poland