Cracow
- proper noun
- /ˈkrækoʊ/
- The return trip to Cracow passes quickly.
- Cracow in southern Poland
- University of Cracow
- Cracow Street
Examples
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Outside it, the lights of the rest of Cracow glimmer.
Fiction book (1993) -
The mini-bus pulls up in front of our communist-style hotel in Cracow, and its door swings open.
Fiction book (1994) -
In his hometown of Cracow, more than 1.5 million gathered to hear him.
Academic text (1998) -
After the meal, we stroll as a group through Cracow.
Fiction book (1994) -
Bio: I am a self-taught web designer and developer based in Cracow, Poland.
Blog text (20) -
The dreary cinderblock high-rises that surround Cracow give way to a quaint landscape: rolling hills tilled.
Fiction book (1994) -
Born in western Poland, she moved at age 8 with her family to Cracow and has lived there ever since.
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When the war ended, he enrolled at the University of Cracow, where he received a master's degree in economics.
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In Cracow, he married Natalia's mother, a Polish fellow student, and they returned to Perth together.
Synonyms
A large city in southern Poland on the Vistula River known for its old buildings and culture
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cracow gets its name from a legendary leader Krak and the Polish ending -ów, which showed 'belonging to', so the name meant 'Krak's place'.