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Warsaw.

The capital city of Poland; the capital city of Masovian Voivodeship.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈwɔːsɔː/Received-Pronunciation/ˈwɔɹsɔ/US/ˈwɔɹsɑ/US, cot-caught-merger/ˈwɔɾsɔ/Scotland
  1. The capital city of Poland; the capital city of Masovian Voivodeship.

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  2. The Polish government.

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  3. A city, the county seat of Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States.

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  4. A home rule city, the county seat of Gallatin County, Kentucky, United States.

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  5. A city, the county seat of Benton County, Missouri, United States.

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  6. A town and village therein, in Wyoming County, New York, United States, the village is the county seat.

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  7. A town, the county seat of Richmond County, Virginia, United States.

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  8. A habitational surname.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Polish Warcisław Old Polish -sz Old Polish Warsz Proto-Indo-European *-usder. Proto-Indo-European *-osder. Proto-Slavic *-ovъ Old Polish -owy Old Polish *warszewy Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *wiśis Proto-Slavic *vь̀sь Old Polish wieś Old Polish *warszewa wieśellip. Old Polish Warszewa Polish Warszawabor. English Warsaw Ultimately from Old Polish Warszewa. Doublet of Warszawa.

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