Schlesien

[ shley-zee-uhn ]

/ ˈʃleɪ zi ən /

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noun

German name of Silesia.

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Words nearby Schlesien

Schleiermacher, schlemiel, Schlemm's canal, schlep, schleppy, Schlesien, Schlesinger, Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Schley, Schlick

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How to use Schlesien in a sentence

The total area of Schlesien is counted to be some 20,000 square miles, nearly the third of England Proper.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
Twenty years of great trouble in Poland, which were of lasting benefit to Schlesien.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
Who first lived in Schlesien, or lived long since in it, there is no use in asking, nor in telling if one knew.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
In all other parts Teutsch reigns; and Schlesien is a green abundant Country; full of metallurgy, damask-weaving, grain-husbandry.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle

Considerable recruiting in Schlesien: six hundred recruits have enlisted in Breslau alone.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for Schlesien

Schlesien

/ (ˈʃleːziən) /

noun

the German name for Silesia

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