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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

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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

Breslau was one of two homeowners who spoke out Tuesday morning at a news conference on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall before a hearing inside held by the state’s Assembly Insurance Committee.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2024

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

“We’re at a point where everyone has a lot of soul searching to do,” said Rod Breslau, a gaming and e-sports analyst.

From New York Times May 20, 2023

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

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

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