Poznań

American

[pohz-nan, -nahn, pawz-nahn-y^uh] / ˈpoʊz næn, -nɑn, ˈpɔzˌnɑn yə /

noun

a city in W Poland, on the Warta River.

Poznań British

/ ˈpɔznajn /

noun

German name: Posen. a city in W Poland, on the Warta River: the centre of Polish resistance to German rule (1815–1918, 1939–45). Pop: 661 000 (2005 est)

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I pogo’d along with my fellow “madferits” as we turned away from the stage and linked arms to do the Poznań: a signature move at every show, borrowed from Manchester City F.C. fans.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

The 52-year-old Bjelica was last in charge of Turkish team Trabzonspor, while he previously coached Croatian clubs Osijek and Dinamo Zagreb, Polish team Lech Poznań, Italian side Spezia and Austria Vienna, among others.

From Washington Times • Nov. 26, 2023

My local pond, near Poznań, in Poland, is great place for grebes.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2022

All proceeds will be donated to the Pegaz Cultural Association, an organization working with the Poznań Opera House in Poland and other local organizations to support Ukrainian artists who have taken refuge in Poland.

From Seattle Times • May 12, 2022

Poland was the first country to make significant advances when it trained and recruited a new group of codebreakers: math students from Poznań University.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

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