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Breslau

American  
[brez-lou, bres-lou] / ˈbrɛz laʊ, ˈbrɛs laʊ /

noun

  1. German name of Wrocław.


Breslau British  
/ ˈbrɛzlau /

noun

  1. the German name for Wrocław

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“Viking cruises, on a scale of one to 10 in the entertainment department, are probably a two if the wind’s at their back,” said Breslau, who has been on four voyages with the company.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

The five-year-old had fled her home in Breslau, Germany, now Wroclaw in Poland, with her 10-year-old sister Ruth.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2023

In the 1930s, it took around two hours and 45 minutes to reach Breslau from Berlin.

From New York Times Oct. 22, 2022

Breslau noted that since then, “the heat has definitely died down,” and allowed the military to resume its esports initiatives and sponsorship of external gaming leagues, causing skeptics great concern for the future.

From Washington Post Jun. 10, 2022

They were German refugees from Breslau, which had been tremendously bombed.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

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