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Sosnowiec

American  
[saws-naw-vyets] / sɔsˈnɔ vyɛts /

noun

  1. a city in S Poland.


Sosnowiec British  
/ sɔsˈnɔvjɛts /

noun

  1. an industrial town in S Poland. Pop: 223 284 (2007 est)

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The Vatican didn’t give a reason for why Bishop Grzegorz Kaszak was resigning as head of the diocese of Sosnowiec, in southwestern Poland.

From Seattle Times

The Vatican embassy in Poland said a temporary administrator, Archbishop Adrian Galbas of Katowice, would run the diocese of Sosnowiec until a new bishop is named.

From Seattle Times

Polish news media reported that he played with the national hockey team, Zaglebie Sosnowiec.

From New York Times

The Ukrainian artists, he says, have received special Polish Theater Institute grants to work in Sosnowiec and other cities.

From Washington Post

This was certainly true of “I Feel Mint for You,” a play by two Ukrainian actresses who escaped devastated eastern Ukraine and now shelter in the southern Polish city of Sosnowiec.

From Washington Post