warsaw

[ wawr-saw ]

/ ˈwɔr sɔ /

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noun

Also called warsaw grouper. a large grouper, Epinephelus nigritus, found in the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

the jewfish, Epinephelus itajara, found off both coasts of tropical America.

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Origin of warsaw

1880–85, Americanism;<Spanish guasa

Words nearby warsaw

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Other definitions for warsaw (2 of 2)

Warsaw

[ wawr-saw ]

/ ˈwɔr sɔ /

noun

Polish Warszawa. a city in and the capital of Poland, in the E central part, on the Vistula River.

a town in N Indiana.

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How to use warsaw in a sentence

Some perovskite companies, like Saule Technologies in Warsaw, are trying to leave silicon behind altogether.
Can the most exciting new solar material live up to its hype?|Casey Crownhart|June 29, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Niemiec organized Poland’s first Equality Parade in Warsaw in 2001, which drew a crowd of 300 people.
The Unorthodox Priest Leading Poland's Fight for LGBTQ Rights|Madeline Roache|June 18, 2021|Time
At that time, the 21-year-old was working as a journalist for a weekly newspaper covering news of Warsaw.
The Unorthodox Priest Leading Poland's Fight for LGBTQ Rights|Madeline Roache|June 18, 2021|Time
The unrest in Warsaw follows the reelection of President Andrzej Duda, who has been vocally anti-LGBTQ.
Poland’s LGBTQ activists confront growing crackdown|Kaela Roeder|August 14, 2020|Washington Blade

Melnyk said Warsaw in the past has been a relatively LGBTQ-friendly city, Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski plans to create a homeless shelter for LGBTQ individuals and increase education on diversity and inclusion, Melnyk said.
Poland’s LGBTQ activists confront growing crackdown|Kaela Roeder|August 14, 2020|Washington Blade
At the same time, the Warsaw Pact threat was disintegrating.
How the Pentagon Strangles Its Most Advanced Stealth Warplanes|Bill Sweetman|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A plane crash at Smolensk in Russia four years ago wiped out the Warsaw leadership.
Did Putin Blow Up the Whole Polish Government in 2010? A Second Look.|Will Cathcart|April 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Suggest Warsaw, Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn keep an eye out for masked men with guns wearing camouflage and no military insignia.
Up to a Point: The U.S. Government’s Minimum Wage Is $430 Million Per Hour|P. J. O’Rourke|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Warsaw was once the centre of my universe,” recalled Milchberg late in life.
The Week in Death: Irving Milchberg, the Teenage Gunrunner of the Warsaw Ghetto|The Telegraph|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The weapons added to the cache used by the Jewish fighters in the Warsaw Uprising of April and May 1943.
The Week in Death: Irving Milchberg, the Teenage Gunrunner of the Warsaw Ghetto|The Telegraph|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The French troops crossed the Vistula at Warsaw, and encountered "the fifth element, mud."
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
And the word 'Warsaw' fled across his mind… as though it fell through the heated air into his mind… from hers.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Though he lacked the highest moral courage, his physical bravery was proven on many a stricken field from Valladolid to Warsaw.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
And the papers of Braulinski of the old University of Warsaw on the fear trauma which he termed a birthmark of civilization.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
The populace of Warsaw put eight of their principal noblemen to death as traitors to their country.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell

British Dictionary definitions for warsaw

Warsaw

/ (ˈwɔːsɔː) /

noun

the capital of Poland, in the E central part on the River Vistula: became capital at the end of the 16th century; almost completely destroyed in World War II as the main centre of the Polish resistance movement; rebuilt within about six years; university (1818); situated at the junction of important trans-European routes. Pop: 2 204 000 (2005 est)Polish name: Warszawa (varˈʃava)

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Cultural definitions for warsaw

Warsaw

Capital of Poland and largest city in the country, located in central Poland; the political, cultural, industrial, and transportation center of Poland.

notes for Warsaw

Warsaw has been the capital of Poland since 1596, though it was occupied by the Russians (1813–1815) and the Germans (1915–1918 and 1939–1945).

notes for Warsaw

During World War II, half a million Jews (see also Jews) living in the Warsaw Jewish ghetto were exterminated by the Germans.