Liegnitz

[ leeg-nits ]

/ ˈlig nɪts /

noun

German name of Legnica.

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Examples from the Web for liegnitz

Liegnitz itself, was not that (as many opine) a disaster due to cunctation, not of Loudon's?
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XX. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
The Duke of Liegnitz, grieved to the heart, had no means of resisting.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
Liegnitz Garrison, seeing no hope, consented to withdraw on leave.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XVIII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
But the battle of Liegnitz stayed them in their onward career, and Europe was saved.
Curious Myths of the Middle Ages|Sabine Baring-Gould

The Princess of Liegnitz is quite as ill as the King, with severe gastritis, and is thought to be in great danger.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.2/3, 1836-1840|Duchesse De Dino

British Dictionary definitions for liegnitz

Liegnitz

/ (ˈliːɡnɪts) /

noun

the German name for Legnica

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