Lodz
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5.3
- proper noun
- /loʊdz/
- There, by chance, we met and became acquainted with the proprietor, David Apfelbaum, who was born 70 years ago in Lodz, Poland.
- Lodz, Poland
Examples
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I began teaching feminism in Poland in the mid-eighties at the Department of English, University of Lodz.
Academic text (2000) -
Her husband, Alfred, knew my father in the Lodz ghetto.
Fiction book (1992) -
Sure, people will have to buy clothes again eventually, but by then it will be too late for Lodz.
Academic text (1991) -
"Ah, would you believe," he asks, "this very successful American businessman could have been the grand rabbi of Lodz if he wanted to?"
Fiction book (2001) -
"Some years ago I went to Lodz to visit my uncle and his family." "In Russia, isn't it?" Hans asked.
Fiction book (1990) -
Before studying cinematography, Baszak explored photography, studied theater at the University of Lodz in Poland, and toured Europe as a member of an experimental theater group.
Blog text (8) -
My father loved Dzigan and Schumacher even more than he loved Milton Berle because he used to go see them at the Yiddish Theater in his hometown of Lodz, Poland.
Fiction book (2001) -
The city of Lodz is famous for its vibrant cultural scene and historical significance.
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My father started it in Lodz fifty-two years ago.
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About 230,000 Jews were crammed into the Lodz ghetto from 1940 to 1945.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lodz comes from the Polish word Łódź, which means 'boat'. A helpful image is to imagine the city as a 'boat' that carried people, ideas and factories through history, and that picture makes the name easy to remember.