Wroclaw

See also: Wrocław

English

Etymology

Anglicised form of Polish Wrocław.

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈvɹɔts.wɑf/,[1] /ˈvɹɔts.lɑf/,[2] /ˈvɹɔts.lɑv/[1]
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈvɹɒtslɑːv/,[3] /ˈvɹɒtslɑːf/,[4] /ˈvɹɒtswɑːf/
  • (nonstandard) like "rock law"[5][6]

Proper noun

Wroclaw

  1. A city, located in Silesia in what is now southwestern Poland. (At different points in history, the city has been part of Bohemia, Prussia, Germany, and Poland.)

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References
  1. “Wroclaw” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
  2. “Wroclaw” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  3. Lonɡman Pronunciation Dictionary (1990) ()
  4. Cambridge Pronouncing Dictionary
  5. Visible Language (1970), page 321

Portuguese

Proper noun

Wroclaw f

  1. Wroclaw; Breslau (a city in Lower Silesia, Poland)

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