warsaw

¹ American  

[wawr-saw] / ˈwɔr sɔ /

noun

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

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

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Warsaw ² American  

[wawr-saw] / ˈwɔr sɔ /

noun

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

2. a town in N Indiana.

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Warsaw British  

/ ˈwɔːsɔː /

noun

1. Polish name: Warszawa.  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)

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Warsaw Cultural  

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

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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).

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

Etymology

Origin of warsaw

1880–85, < Spanish guasa

Example Sentences

Tikhanovskaya originally went to Lithuania but confirmed that she is moving to Warsaw.

From Barron's

Moran's president, Vyacheslav Kalashnikov, is a retired FSB lieutenant colonel, according to the Warsaw Institute, a Polish think tank.

From Barron's

The U.S. ambassadors to France and Poland have also gotten into disputes with the countries in which they are stationed, drawing rebukes from Paris and Warsaw.

From The Wall Street Journal

He concedes that is a dramatic statement, but when asked to explain, he responds only that “I feel these things. I am a revolutionary. I know what I am talking about. I destroyed the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact. So, as you can see, I know a thing or two.”

From The Wall Street Journal

That commitment is seen by many in Warsaw as the backbone of the U.S.-Polish relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal