Posen

[ poh-zuhn ]

/ ˈpoʊ zən /

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noun

German name of Poznań.

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Words nearby Posen

posada, Posadas, pose, posed, Poseidon, Posen, poser, poseur, posey, posh, posho

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How to use Posen in a sentence

A few feet away was Zac Posen, who mingled with his date for the evening, Kim Kardashian, who wore—of course—a Zac Posen dress.
Fashion's New Guard|Jacob Bernstein|November 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
From Marc Jacobs to Zac Posen, metallic mini-dresses, shocks of color, and vampy lace dazzled on runways.
Fashion Week Day 5|Isabel Wilkinson|February 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Posen, the man of ruffles and textures, proved that va-va-voom can enter the equation—and comfortably, too.
Fashion Week Day 5|Isabel Wilkinson|February 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Amid the color, there was also room for a little vamp at Zac Posen, Devi Kroell, and Tracy Reese.
Fashion Week Day 5|Isabel Wilkinson|February 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Jill Stuart and Thakoon dazzled, while Zac Posen dropped a bomb.
Fashion Takes a Bow|The Daily Beast|September 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The Polish insurgents surrendered to the Prussian troops, after great slaughter, at Posen.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The most important districts of the province of Posen are those of Chodziesz and Meseritz.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
My pupil was betrothed to the daughter of a chief rabbi, who was a brother-in-law of the chief rabbi in Posen.
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography.|Solomon Maimon
The bride, a girl of about twelve years, was brought to Posen by her parents-in-law at the feast of Pentecost.
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography.|Solomon Maimon
At the entrance to the Common Hall in Posen there has been, no one knows for how long, a stag-horn fixed into the wall.
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography.|Solomon Maimon

British Dictionary definitions for Posen

Posen

/ (ˈpoːzən) /

noun

the German name for Poznań

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