Silesia
pronunciation
How to pronounce Silesia in British English:
UK [saiˈli:zjə]
How to pronounce Silesia in American English:
US [saɪˈliʒə, -ʃə, sɪ-]
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- Noun:
- a sturdy twill-weave cotton fabric; used for pockets and linings
Word Origin
- Silesia
- former eastern German province, now southwestern Poland, from Latinized form of German Schliesen (Polish Śląsk), from the name of a river and a mountain there, from Silingi or Silingae, name of a Vandalic (Germanic) people who supposedly had a religious center at the mountain. Related: Silesian. In reference to cloth imported from there from 1670s, especially "a thin cotton cloth, commonly twilled, used for linings for women's dresses and men's garments."
Example
- 1. He had also cunningly-and perfidiously-attacked austria by occupying silesia , in open breach of a non-aggression pact .
- 2. The country is composed of the historic regions of bohemia and moravia , as well as parts of silesia .
- 3. While listening to the village work , side make up a set of complete and longfu silesia said irrelevant words cheat time of cloud son .
- 4. Favoured regions include silesia in poland and large parts of romania , while pioneers are looking further east beyond the eu , to ukraine and moldova .
- 5. The treaty of versailles had ordered a plebiscite in upper silesia to determine whether the territory should be a part of germany or poland .