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Pilsen

Pilsen

4 5.8
A city in the Czech Republic where a popular type of beer began
  • proper noun
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  • Thanks to the city of Pilsen, the region maintains low levels of unemployment and the second highest average incomes (following Prague).
  • the city of Pilsen

Examples

  • Representing the Pilsen neighborhood in Chicago, he had numerous Czech and Slovak constituents who protested their classification.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The restaurant is a little pricier than many others in Pilsen, but it is still very affordable.

    Blog text (31)

  • We're about to fly over Pilsen.

    The Man with the Iron Heart (2017)

  • The Pilsen neighborhood, the heart of the Latino community, is the home of a unique museum representing that culture.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Two neighborhoods, Pilsen and Little Village, comprise the area that some call Chicago's "Little Mexico."

    Blog text (31)

  • Your name is Engel, Dr. Engel, traveling from Pilsen.

    Operation Crossbow (1965)

  • Two of them were Dutch engineering specialists working at the Škoda factory in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia.

    Operation Crossbow (1965)

  • The original bottom-fermented Pils, or lager, was first brewed in the Bohemian city of Pilsen in 1842.

  • Many beer enthusiasts travel to Pilsen to enjoy its rich brewing history.

  • The annual beer festival in Pilsen attracts visitors from around the world.

Synonyms

Plzen
vsPilsen
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A city in the west of the Czech Republic where people first made Pilsner beer

is the same but uses the English anglicized form of the city name

Surface Forms

Pilsen main

Etymology

The word Pilsen comes from the Czech city name Plzeň, where the pale lager called Pilsner was first brewed. That is why Pilsen is famous as the birthplace of that style of beer.