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Zabrze

American  
[zahb-zhe] / ˈzɑb ʒɛ /

noun

  1. a city in SW Poland: formerly in Germany.


Zabrze British  
/ ˈzabʒɛ /

noun

  1. German name: Hindenburg.  a city in SW Poland: a Prussian and German town from 1742 until 1945, when it passed to Poland; industrial centre in a coal-mining region. Pop: 189 656 (2007 est)

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We saw Villa play Gornik Zabrze in the Uefa Cup in 1976, on grainy black and white TV screens.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2023

Probierz, who will be 51 on Sunday, previously coached a string of teams including Greek side Aris Salonika and Polish clubs Gornik Zabrze, Widzew Lodz and Jagiellonia Bialystok.

From Washington Times • Sep. 20, 2023

They like their history at White Hart Lane, and such teams as Gornik Zabrze and Benfica will always stir special memories for their supporters.

From The Guardian • Apr. 12, 2011

That feat evoked memories of Tottenham’s similar comeback from a three-goal deficit against the Polish club Gornik Zabrze in September 1961.

From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2010

Gomulka himself, in a recent speech to coal miners at Zabrze, admitted that because of fodder shortages, meat-loving Poland this year has fattened 205,000 fewer cows and 910,000 fewer hogs than last year.

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