Cracow

[ krak-ou, krah-kou, krey-koh ]

/ ˈkræk aʊ, ˈkrɑ kaʊ, ˈkreɪ koʊ /

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a city in S Poland, on the Vistula: the capital of Poland 1320–1609.

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German Krak·au

[krah-kou] /ˈkrɑ kaʊ/ . Polish Kra·ków

[krah-koof] /ˈkrɑ kʊf/ .

Words nearby Cracow

crack the whip, crackup, crack willow, cracky, cracovienne, Cracow, -cracy, cradle, cradleboard, cradle cap, cradle roof

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How to use Cracow in a sentence

Odessa was never renowned, like a Cracow or Vilnius, as a center of Jewish scholarship or culture.
Great Weekend Reads|The Daily Beast|March 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The musical taste and culture prevailing in Poland about 1819 is pretty accurately described by a German resident at Cracow.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
He bought a Cracow double-woven woollen night-cap, which he cut in two pieces and wrapped round his feet.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
And as in danzig thought he stoodThe petrograd, with eyes of flame, Came ypring through the cracow wood,And longwied as it came.
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various

Quarrels often occurred between the two adepts during the Cracow period.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician|William Henry Davenport Adams
His principal works are in the churches of Cracow and Nuremberg.
A History of Art for Beginners and Students|Clara Erskine Clement

British Dictionary definitions for Cracow

Cracow

/ (ˈkrækaʊ, -əʊ, -ɒf) /

noun

an industrial city in S Poland, on the River Vistula: former capital of the country (1320–1609); university (1364). Pop: 822 000 (2005 est)Polish name: Kraków German name: Krakau

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