Cracow

American  

[krak-ou, krah-kou, krey-koh] / ˈkræk aʊ, ˈkrɑ kaʊ, ˈkreɪ koʊ /

noun

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

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Cracow British  

/ ˈkrækaʊ, -ɒf, -əʊ /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Marek Brzostowicz, a paramedic from Cracow in southern Poland, arrived as a volunteer for a 24-hour shift in a town near the exclusion zone on Tuesday.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2021

Poland’s picturesque student cities of Cracow and Wroclaw are now on the international radar, the newest hot spots among foreign students, even those who hate beets.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2016

Police ready for trouble at the match between Cracovia and Korona Kielce in Cracow last month.

From The Guardian • Apr. 7, 2011

Warsaw, the modern capital of Poland, meant little to him, and the summit of his clerical ambition was reached when he became Cardinal-Archbishop of Cracow.

From Time Magazine Archive

The guards whispered that a Rembrandt was in there, and pieces of a famous altarpiece from Cracow.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr