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Wro·cl̷aw

(vrôt′swäf′, -släf′) also Bres·lau (brĕs′lou)

A city of southwest Poland on the Oder River. It was a member of the Hanseatic League (1368-1474) before passing to the Habsburgs (1526) and Prussia (1742). Wrocl̷aw was assigned to Poland by the Potsdam Conference (1945).

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Wrocław

(Polish ˈvrɔtswaf)

(Placename) an industrial city in SW Poland, on the River Oder: passed to Austria (1527) and to Prussia (1741); returned to Poland in 1945. Pop: 647 000 (2005 est). German name: Breslau

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Wroc•ław

(ˈvrɔts lɑf)

n.

a city in SW Poland on the Oder River. 1,119,000. German, Breslau.

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Wroclaw - a city in southwestern Poland on the Oder

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Poland, 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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