silesia
IPA: sɪɫˈizʌ
Root Word: Silesia
noun
- A region in central Europe, now chiefly in Poland, with small portions in the Czech Republic and Germany, from early modernity until 1945 predominantly German-speaking with Slavic-speaking minorities (and local majorities).
- Silesian textile made of flax or cotton.
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Examples of "silesia" in Sentences
- There are no such articles for Silesia.
- Silesia is still a contemporary region.
- The link should be to the Silesia page.
- One of the most beautiful towers in Silesia.
- It settled the rights of Protestants in Silesia.
- I support an independent and multicultural Silesia.
- A reader can simply click on Silesia to find out where Silesia is.
- In the 1420s Silesia was shaken by the conflicts with the Hussites.
- A new escutcheon was created for Silesia and the shield held 42 quarters.
- He was also the head of the Polish plebiscite committee in Upper Silesia.
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