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silesia

si·le·sia
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [si-lee-zhuh, -shuh, sahy-]
    • /sɪˈli ʒə, -ʃə, saɪ-/
    • /sə.ˈliː.zə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [si-lee-zhuh, -shuh, sahy-]
    • /sɪˈli ʒə, -ʃə, saɪ-/

Definitions of silesia word

  • noun silesia a region in central Europe along both banks of the upper Oder River, mainly in SW Poland and the N Czech Republic: formerly divided between Germany (which had the largest portion), Poland, and Czechoslovakia; by provision of the Potsdam agreement 1945, the greater part of German Silesia came under Polish administration; rich deposits of coal, iron, and other minerals. 1
  • noun silesia a region of central Europe around the upper and middle Oder valley: mostly annexed by Prussia in 1742 but became almost wholly Polish in 1945; rich coal and iron-ore deposits 0
  • noun silesia a twill-weave fabric of cotton or other fibre, used esp for pockets, linings, etc 0
  • noun silesia region in E Europe, on both sides of the upper Oder, mainly in what is now SW Poland 0
  • noun silesia a linen cloth made in Silesia 0
  • noun silesia a strong, lightweight, twilled cotton cloth used for linings and pockets 0

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Origin of silesia

First appearance:

before 1665
One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1665-70; named after Silesia

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Parts of speech for Silesia

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

silesia popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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