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SCHLESIEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Schlesien mean?
• SCHLESIEN (noun)
The noun SCHLESIEN has 1 sense:
1. a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland
Familiarity information: SCHLESIEN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Schlesien; Silesia; Slask; Slezsko
Instance hypernyms:
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Holonyms ("Schlesien" is a part of...):
Europe (the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use 'Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles)
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