Schlesien

[ shley-zee-uh n ]

/ ˈʃleɪ zi ən /

noun

German name of Silesia.

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Examples from the Web for schlesien

Dr. Schlesien heard remarks, upon which his weighty Teutonic mind sat crushingly.
One of Our Conquerors, Complete|George Meredith
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
Schlesien—will the reader learn to call it by that name, on occasion?
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
You and Colney are hard on Schlesien—or at him, I should say.
One of Our Conquerors, Complete|George Meredith

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

British Dictionary definitions for schlesien

Schlesien

/ (ˈʃleːziən) /

noun

the German name for Silesia

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