- Silesia
- geographical name region E central Europe in valley of the upper Oder bordering on Sudety Mountains; formerly chiefly in Germany, now chiefly in E Czech Republic & SW Poland • Silesian adjective or noun
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Silesia — • The largest province of Prussia Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Silesia Silesia † … Catholic encyclopedia
SILESIA — (Czech Slezsko; Ger. Schlesien; Pol. Ślask), region in E. central Europe. The earliest documentary evidence for the presence of Jews in Silesia dates from the 12th century. The first settlers whose names are known owned land near breslau ; among… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Silesia — (Закопане,Польша) Категория отеля: Адрес: ul. Wincentego Pola 8, 34 500 Закопане, Польша … Каталог отелей
Silesia — (Międzybrodzie Bialskie,Польша) Категория отеля: Адрес: Brodek 4, 34 312 Międzybrodzie Bialskie, Поль … Каталог отелей
Silesia — es una región histórica ubicada en las actuales Polonia, Alemania y Chequia, a lo largo del río Oder. Su emblema regional es el águila negra en campo dorado. * * * (polaco Śląsk, checo Slezko, al. Schlesien) ► Región de Europa central, al N del… … Enciclopedia Universal
Silesia — Si*le si*a, n. 1. A kind of linen cloth, originally made in Silesia, a province of Prussia. [1913 Webster] 2. A twilled cotton fabric, used for dress linings. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
SILESIA — Germaniae regio ampla, populosa, fertilis, diu fuit sub imperio Polonorum, sed tandem subiecta coronae Bohemicae, a tribus saeculis, accipiens nomen ab amne Schleso, vel, ut alii sentiunt, a Schleso rege. Odera fluv. perlabitur eam. Hanc igne et… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
silesia — [sī lē′shə, silē′shə; sī lē′zhə, silē′zhə] n. 1. Archaic a linen cloth made in Silesia 2. a strong, lightweight, twilled cotton cloth used for linings and pockets … English World dictionary
Silesia — (lat.), Schlesien … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Silesĭa — Silesĭa, latinisierter Name von Schlesien … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Silesia — Silesĭa, lat. Name für Schlesien … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
