Görlitz

[ gœr-lits ]

/ ˈgœr lɪts /

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noun

a city in E Germany, on the Neisse River, at the Polish boundary.

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Words nearby Görlitz

Gorizia, gork, Gorki, Gorky, Gorlin syndrome, Görlitz, Gorlovka, gorm, gormand, gormandize, gormless

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How to use Görlitz in a sentence

Some sources consider the first modern roundabout to be one in Görlitz, Germany, which dates to 1899.
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It is brought to life in vivid colors and a series of head-spinning set pieces filmed in the small German town of Gorlitz.
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We mention first of all the prince of mystics, Jacob Boehme, shoemaker of Gorlitz.
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The next seal, in the order of time, is one of the year 1561, on a letter written to the council of Gorlitz at Breslau.
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This letter was found among the ancient records of Gorlitz by Dr. Anton, and is three times sealed with beautiful red wax373.
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On the tenth day of the march they arrived at Gorlitz, where another piece of bad news reached Frederick.
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British Dictionary definitions for Görlitz

Görlitz

/ (German ˈɡœrlɪts) /

noun

a city in E Germany, in Saxony on the Neisse River: divided in 1945, the area on the E bank of the river becoming the Polish town of Zgorzelec . Pop: 58 518 (2003 est)

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