Gorzów Wielkopolski

English

Alternative forms

  • Gorzow Wielkopolski (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Gorzów Wielkopolski.

Proper noun

Gorzów Wielkopolski

  1. One of two capitals of Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland.

Translations

Polish

Widok na rzekę Warta i katedrę w centrum Gorzowa Wielkopolskiego.
A view of the Warta River and the cathedral in the centre of Gorzów Wielkopolski.

Alternative forms

  • Gorzów Wlkp. (abbreviation)

Etymology

Renamed after World War II from German Landsberg an der Warthe by analogy to Gorzów Śląski, which had a well-established, historic German name of Landsberg in Oberschlesien.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɔ.ʐuv vjɛl.kɔˈpɔl.ski/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔlski

Proper noun

Gorzów Wielkopolski m inan

  1. Gorzów Wielkopolski (one of two capitals of Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland)

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