Silesian
/sʌɪˈliːzɪən/ /sʌɪˈliːʒən/adjective
Relating to or characteristic of the central European region of Silesia or its inhabitants: he spent some time at a Silesian principality...
- The couple settled on his Silesian estate, located in present-day Poland.
- In Prussia, only the Silesian nobility were involved in industry.
- The character of the region is still strongly defined by Silesian language and culture.
noun
A native or inhabitant of the central European region of Silesia: he was a Silesian by birth...
- The Silesians of the Czech Republic tend to maintain their ethnic character.
- Polans, Silesians, and other Polish tribes were subjected to Viking invasions from the north and Mongolian invasions from the east long before there was a state of Poland
- Silesians tend to speak Polish with a thick local accent.
