Olmutz

See also: Olmütz

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From German Olmütz, which is from Czech Olomouc.

Proper noun

Olmutz

  1. Obsolete form of Olomouc. (City in Moravia, now in the Czech Republic.)
    • 1789, The Life of Frederick the Second, King of Prussia, translation of Vie de Frédéric II, roi de Prusse, accompagnée de remarques, pièces justificatives, et d’un grand nombre d’anecdotes dont la plupart n’ont point encore été publiées by Jean-Charles Laveaux, page 171:
      Moravia was only defended by a feeble corps. General Wille, who commanded there, threw his infantry into the garrison of Olmutz, and retreated with his cavalry to Brunn. Olmutz was besieged as soon as the cannon arrived.

Translations
city in Moravia — see Olomouc
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