War·saw (wôr sô ) The capital of Poland, in the east-central part of the country on the Vistula River. Founded in the 13th century, it replaced Kraków as Poland's capital in 1596. Warsaw was ruled by Russia as an independent kingdom (1815-1917) and became capital of Poland again in 1918. Most of the city's Jewish residents were executed during the German occupation in World War II. Warsaw was rebuilt after 1945 and is today a major cultural, commercial, and industrial center. Population: 1,700,000. |
| war·saw (wôrsô) n. A large grouper (Epinephelus nigritus) of warm Atlantic waters off the southeast coast of the United States. [Perhaps alteration of American Spanish guasa, a kind of sea bass.] |
Warsaw [ˈwɔːsɔː]
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(Placename) the capital of Poland, in the E central part on the River Vistula: became capital at the end of the 16th century; almost completely destroyed in World War II as the main centre of the Polish resistance movement; rebuilt within about six years; university (1818); situated at the junction of important trans-European routes. Pop.: 1 618 468 (1999 est.) Polish name Warszawa [varˈʃava]
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| Noun | 1. |  Warsaw - the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central PolandPoland, Polska, Republic of Poland - a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II |
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