Cracow
a city in S Poland, on the Vistula: the capital of Poland 1320–1609.
- German Krak·au [krah-kou] /ˈkrɑ kaʊ/ .
- Polish Kra·ków [krah-koof] /ˈkrɑ kʊf/ .
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How to use Cracow in a sentence
Odessa was never renowned, like a Cracow or Vilnius, as a center of Jewish scholarship or culture.
The musical taste and culture prevailing in Poland about 1819 is pretty accurately described by a German resident at Cracow.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksHe bought a Cracow double-woven woollen night-cap, which he cut in two pieces and wrapped round his feet.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksAnd as in danzig thought he stoodThe petrograd, with eyes of flame, Came ypring through the Cracow wood,And longwied as it came.
The Book of Humorous Verse | VariousQuarrels often occurred between the two adepts during the Cracow period.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician | William Henry Davenport Adams
His principal works are in the churches of Cracow and Nuremberg.
A History of Art for Beginners and Students | Clara Erskine Clement
British Dictionary definitions for Cracow
/ (ˈkrækaʊ, -əʊ, -ɒf) /
an industrial city in S Poland, on the River Vistula: former capital of the country (1320–1609); university (1364). Pop: 822 000 (2005 est): Polish name: Kraków German name: Krakau
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