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The capital city of Poland; the capital city of Masovian Voivodeship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: Warszawa
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name
The Polish government.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, metonymically, uncountable
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name
A city, the county seat of Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A home rule city, the county seat of Gallatin County, Kentucky, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A city, the county seat of Benton County, Missouri, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A village, the county seat of Wyoming County, New York, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A town, the county seat of Richmond County, Virginia, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A habitational surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Any of several species of grouper, subfamily Epinephelinae
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of several species of grouper, subfamily Epinephelinae
The jewfish or guasa (Epinephelus itajara).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Atlantic goliath grouper, itajara
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any of several species of grouper, subfamily Epinephelinae
A fish, the black grouper (Epinephelus nigritus).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Warszawa, capital of Poland
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: national capital
History
Etymology tree Old Polish Warcisław Old Polish -sz Old Polish Warsz Proto-Indo-European *-usder. Proto-Indo-European *-osder. Proto-Slavic *-ovъ Old Polish -owy Old Polish *warszewy Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *wiśis Proto-Slavic *vь̀sь Old Polish wieś Old Polish *warszewa wieśellip. Old Polish Warszewa Polish Warszawabor. English Warsaw Ultimately from Old Polish Warszewa. Doublet of Warszawa.
Probably a corruption of Spanish guasa or mero guasa (“Atlantic goliath grouper”), which may be from Old Tupi guaçu (“large”).
Across languages
118 source translations are retained for this English entry.
