WARSAW Definition & Meaning

warsaw

[ wawr-saw ]

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noun

Also called warsaw grouper. a large grouper, Epinephelus nigritus, found in the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
the jewfish, Epinephelus itajara, found off both coasts of tropical America.

Warsaw

[ wawr-saw ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Polish Warszawa. a city in and the capital of Poland, in the E central part, on the Vistula River.
a town in N Indiana.

Warsaw

/ ˈ��ɔː��ɔː /

noun

the capital of Poland, in the E central part on the River Vistula: became capital at the end of the 16th century; almost completely destroyed in World War II as the main centre of the Polish resistance movement; rebuilt within about six years; university (1818); situated at the junction of important trans-European routes. Pop: 2 204 000 (2005 est) Polish nameWarszawavarˈʃava

Warsaw

Capital of Poland and largest city in the country, located in central Poland; the political, cultural, industrial, and transportation center of Poland.

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Notes

Warsaw has been the capital of Poland since 1596, though it was occupied by the Russians (1813–1815) and the Germans (1915–1918 and 1939–1945).

During World War II , half a million Jews (see also Jews ) living in the Warsaw Jewish ghetto were exterminated by the Germans.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of warsaw¹

1880–85, Americanism; < Spanish guasa

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Nawrocki is currently in second place in the presidential race behind Warsaw mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, who is from Prime Minister Donald Tusk's liberal Civic Coalition party.

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The results of this election could have reverberations far beyond Warsaw, too.

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"Back in February, the American embassy in Warsaw asked our organisation whether Poland would be interested in exporting eggs to the US market," Katarzyna Gawronska, director of the National Chamber of Poultry and Feed Producers, told the news agency.

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Robertson's fourth international goal came in stoppage-time against Poland in November, earning a 2-1 victory in Warsaw to clinch third place in Nations League Group A1.

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The arson attack in Vilnius last May did not cause casualties, but that month a similar attack destroyed a huge shopping mall in the Polish capital Warsaw.

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