Cracow
[ krak-ou, krah-kou, krey-koh ]
/ ˈkræk aʊ, ˈkrɑ kaʊ, ˈkreɪ koʊ /
Save This Word!
noun
a city in S Poland, on the Vistula: the capital of Poland 1320–1609.
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON “ITS” VS. “IT’S”!
Apostrophes can be tricky; prove you know the difference between it’s and its in this crafty quiz!
Question 1 of 12
On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.
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
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for Cracow
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
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