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: 1 722 310 (2015 est)
Polish name: Warszawa /varˈʃava/
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war•saw
(wôr′sô),USA pronunciation n.
War•saw (wôr′sô),USA pronunciation n.
- FishAlso called war′saw group′er. a large grouper, Epinephelus nigritus, found in the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
- Fishthe jewfish, Epinephelus itajara, found off both coasts of tropical America.
- Spanish guasa
- 1880–85, American.
War•saw (wôr′sô),USA pronunciation n.
- Place NamesPolish, Warszawa. a city in and the capital of Poland, in the E central part, on the Vistula River. 1,436,000.
- Place Namesa town in N Indiana. 10,649.
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'warsaw' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- Mandelstam
- Poland
- Ryder
- Treblinka
- Varsovian
- Vistula
- Warsaw Convention
- Warsaw Pact
- Warsaw Treaty Organization
- Warszawa
- Wyszyński
- Zhukov
- Łódź