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Cracovian

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kɹəˈkəʊvɪən/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from or relating to the city of Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Alternative form of Cracovian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A native or inhabitant of the city of Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A clerical convenience in solving systems of linear equations by hand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Alternative form of Cracovian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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History

Etymology

Formed as Latin Cracōvia (“Krakow”) + English -an (suffix forming adjectives with the sense “of or pertaining to”). Equivalent to the Latin Cracōviānus.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: кракаўскі (krakawski) — of or from Krakow
  • Czech: krakovský — of or from Krakow
  • French: cracovien — of or from Krakow
  • German: Krakauer — of or from Krakow
  • German: krakauisch — of or from Krakow
  • Hungarian: krakkói — of or from Krakow
  • Italian: cracoviano — of or from Krakow
  • Latin: Cracōviēnsis — of or from Krakow
  • Polish: krakowski — of or from Krakow
  • Russian: кра́ковский (krákovskij) — of or from Krakow
  • Spanish: cracoviano — of or from Krakow
  • Ukrainian: кра́ківський (krákivsʹkyj) — of or from Krakow
  • Czech: Krakovan — person from Kraków
  • Czech: Krakovanka — person from Kraków
  • French: Cracovien — person from Kraków
  • French: Cracovienne — person from Kraków
  • German: Krakauer — person from Kraków
  • German: Krakauerin — person from Kraków
  • Hungarian: krakkói — person from Kraków
  • Italian: cracoviano — person from Kraków
  • Italian: cracoviana — person from Kraków
  • Polish: krakowianin — person from Kraków
  • Polish: krakowianka — person from Kraków
  • Spanish: cracoviano — person from Kraków
  • Spanish: cracoviana — person from Kraków
  • Ukrainian: краків'я́нин (krakivʺjányn) — person from Kraków
  • Ukrainian: краків'я́нка (krakivʺjánka) — person from Kraków
  • Polish: krakowian — astronomy, geodesy: clerical convenience in solving systems of linear equations
  • Spanish: cracoviano — astronomy, geodesy: clerical convenience in solving systems of linear equations