Zabrze

American

[zahb-zhe] / ˈzɑb ʒɛ /

noun

a city in SW Poland: formerly in Germany.

Zabrze British

/ ˈzabʒɛ /

noun

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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But for now six points separate the top eight, with third-placed Gornik Zabrze playing their game in hand on Monday evening.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026

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

I will never forget the look on the faces of the Gornik Zabrze players.

From The Guardian ● May 13, 2017

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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