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Katowice

American  
[kah-taw-vee-tse] / ˌkɑ tɔˈvi tsɛ /

noun

  1. a city in S Poland.


Katowice British  
/ katɔˈvitsɛ /

noun

  1. Former name (1953–56): Stalinogrod.  an industrial city in S Poland. Pop: 2 914 000 (2005 est)

"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

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A regional court in Katowice sentenced one, who was also charged with causing involuntary manslaughter, to 18 months in prison and barred him from practicing medicine for six years.

From Barron's Mar. 3, 2026

Most demonstrations attracted several hundred people or fewer on Saturday - but police estimated that about 3,000 took part in the largest rally in the southern city of Katowice.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2025

Law and Justice was holding a party convention in southern Poland’s city of Katowice.

From Washington Times Oct. 1, 2023

The plane, which was flying from Katowice in Poland to Greece arrived in Athens escorted by two fighter jets at 5:35 p.m.

From Reuters Jan. 22, 2023

Outstanding stations in the broadcast band in those days were Trieste in northern Italy, Katowice in Poland, Breslau in Germany and Toulouse in south-west France.

From The Dawn of Amateur Radio in the U.K. and Greece: a personal view by Norman F. Joly

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