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warsaw

Phoneticswar·saw

/ˈwɔɹˌsɔ/

Definitions

01city in Poland

A2

n. the capital and largest city of Poland, located in the middle of the country.

n. the capital city of Poland and the Masovian Voivodeship, situated on the Vistula River.

“We spent three days exploring the historic Old Town in Warsaw.”

“Warsaw serves as a major cultural, political, and economic hub in Central Europe, having been extensively rebuilt after the Second World War.”

02the Polish government

B2

n. the government of Poland.

n. a metonym for the Polish government or its official policy positions.

“Warsaw has announced new plans to improve the country's railways.”

“Diplomatic tensions rose today as Warsaw issued a formal statement regarding the new trade regulations proposed by the European Union.”

Formal

03a type of fish

C2 · Science

n. a large sea fish, also known as a grouper.

n. any of several species of large marine fish in the grouper family, particularly the Warsaw grouper.

“The fisherman caught a huge Warsaw grouper deep in the ocean.”

“The Warsaw grouper is a deep-water species that can reach impressive sizes, though it is currently classified as near-threatened due to overfishing.”

Technical

Synonyms

grouper

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Polish Warszewa. Doublet of Warszawa.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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