warsaw
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Also called warsaw grouper. a large grouper, Epinephelus nigritus, found in the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
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the jewfish, Epinephelus itajara, found off both coasts of tropical America.
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Polish Warszawa. a city in and the capital of Poland, in the E central part, on the Vistula River.
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a town in N Indiana.
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Warsaw has been the capital of Poland since 1596, though it was occupied by the Russians (1813–1815) and the Germans (1915–1918 and 1939–1945).
During World War II, half a million Jews (see also Jews) living in the Warsaw Jewish ghetto were exterminated by the Germans.
Etymology
Origin of warsaw
1880–85, < Spanish guasa
Example Sentences
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The days have become intolerably long since I knew I was to leave school. warsaw, Saturday, December 28th.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
He took his dixmude sword in hand; Long time his altkirch foe he sought; Then rested he 'neath the warsaw tree, And stood awhile in thought.
From The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells
"Jean" appeared to be a servant, and "Henri" I set down as the son whom Otto was instructing in the castle or family seat in the country, while the parents were in warsaw.
From Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home by Bayard Taylor
"Our observations reveal a powerful outflow that, according to our current understanding, shouldn't be there," says Krystian Ilkiewicz, a postdoctoral researcher at the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center in Warsaw, Poland and study co-lead.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
The passenger train line between Warsaw and Kyiv is a a main travel route for civilians, as the Kremlin knows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Waving flags, "chanting" slogans, and marching in circles: around 30 robots took to the streets of Warsaw on Monday to campaign for AI regulation in front of the Polish digital affairs ministry.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Apart from phones and rentals, strategist Jim Reid notes Tokyo restaurants are cheaper than Warsaw and Prague, and a two-thirds cheaper than New York or Zurich.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
And so, thanks to Uri, in a cellar beneath a barbershop somewhere in Warsaw, Poland, in autumn of the year nineteen thirty-nine, I was born, you might say.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
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