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Warszawa

Warszawa

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The capital and largest city of Poland on the Vistula River
  • proper noun
  • /wɔrˈsɑːvə/
: Varsovia
  • In the heart of central Poland, Warsaw, known in Polish as Warszawa, is a vibrant city filled with history.

Examples

  • The Warszawa National Stadium hosts numerous sports events and concerts throughout the year.

  • Today, Stefan shows you the Warszawa ghetto wall from your brochure.

  • Warszawa Wschodnia odjedzie z peronu trzeciego.

  • For example, the author of a book titled Fight for Poland (Warszawa, 1993), decidedly against European integration, wrote, "There are very serious threats connected with economic and political integration with West Europe 7-8."

    Academic text (1995)
  • To be fair—and something that pretty much sums up how surprising that weekend was in terms of results—only Polonia Warszawa was expected to win firmly at struggling Podbeskidzie, and they did just that through Łukasz Pi.

    Blog text (17)
  • Many tourists visit Warszawa each year to explore its rich cultural heritage and historical landmarks.

Synonyms

Warsaw
vsWarszawa
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The capital and largest city of Poland

is the same city name in the local Polish language form

Surface Forms

Warszawa main

Etymology

Warszawa comes from an old personal name, Warsz, a short form of Warcisław, so the place name originally meant 'Warsz's place'. A helpful way to remember it is the folk story of Wars and Sawa, and that's why Warszawa is the name of Poland's capital.