Lusatia

American  

[loo-sey-shee-uh, -shuh] / luˈseɪ ʃi ə, -ʃə /

noun

1. a region in E Germany and SW Poland, between the Elbe and Oder rivers.

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Lusatia British  

/ luːˈseɪʃɪə /

noun

1. a region of central Europe, lying between the upper reaches of the Elbe and Oder Rivers: now mostly in E Germany, extending into SW Poland; inhabited chiefly by Sorbs

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Example Sentences

Some 60,000 Sorbs and Wends live in Lusatia, a region encompassing sections of both Germany and Poland, and comprise one of Germany’s few recognized minorities.

From New York Times

“Coal is Lusatia’s last anchor,” said Marianne Spring-Räumschüssel, the AfD’s candidate for the region.

From The Guardian

Born in the coal-rich Lusatia Lake District close to the Polish border, the 43-year-old was raised in an area that was once the pride of the socialist East German economy, employing about 80,000 workers.

From The Guardian

An estimated 7,800 jobs are dependent on the mines in Lusatia, a region abutting Poland, where Cottbus is situated and memories of the 2.5 million people put out of work after the fall of the Berlin Wall remain acute.

From New York Times

Members are to arrive in Lusatia on Thursday.

From New York Times