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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

The Vatican embassy in Poland said a temporary administrator, Archbishop Adrian Galbas of Katowice, would run the diocese of Sosnowiec until a new bishop is named.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2023

He added that Buzz and Ryanair were mainly focused on regional airports, like Modlin outside Warsaw or Katowice near Krakow.

From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2023

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

From Washington Times • Oct. 1, 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 Joly, Norman F.

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