Pilsen

[ pil-zuh n ]

/ ˈpɪl zən /

noun

German name of Plzeň.

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Examples from the Web for pilsen

Alexai Galaviz-Budziszewski grew up in the Pilsen neighborhood on the south side of Chicago.
Book Bag: Gritty Essentials About the Windy City|Alexai Galaviz-Budziszewski|May 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The chronicle is remarkable as being the first Bohemian work that was printed (at Pilsen in 1468).
A History of Bohemian Literature|Count Ltzow
Messengers were accordingly sent out at once to request them to come instantly to Pilsen.
The Lion of the North|G.A. Henty
Four days later he was closeted with the Swedish chancellor, and relating to him the scene in the castle at Pilsen.
The Lion of the North|G.A. Henty

How did you get away from Pilsen at last, and from whom did you steal that splendid charger on whom you rode up to the door?
The Lion of the North|G.A. Henty
But a rumour of the doings at Pilsen reached them on their journey, and suddenly stopped their further progress.
The Thirty Years War, Complete|Friedrich Schiller

British Dictionary definitions for pilsen

Pilsen

/ (ˈpɪlzən) /

noun

the German name for Plzeň

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