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Katowice

proper noun

  1. city in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌkatəˈviːtsə/ / /ˌkɑtəˈvitsə/

name

Etymology: Polish Katowice.

  1. A city in southern Poland; the capital and largest city of Silesian Voivodeship.

    Any English traveller approaching Katowice will be strongly reminded of Lancashire.

    Trains from Warsaw to Vienna now go by the shorter route from Warsaw to Katowice instead of via Cracow.