Associations to the word «Silesian»

Wiktionary

SILESIAN, adjective. Of or pertaining to Silesia
SILESIAN, noun. (uncountable) Upper Silesian, West Slavic language spoken in southwestern parts of Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic.
SILESIAN, noun. (uncountable) Lower Silesian, Germanic language spoken in southwestern parts of Poland (Lower Silesia).
SILESIAN, noun. (countable) An inhabitant of Silesia.
SILESIAN GERMAN, proper noun. A nearly extinct West Germanic language (group of dialects) spoken in Silesia: Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic.

Wise words

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