silesia

[si-lee-zhuh, -shuh, sahy-]

si·le·sia

[si-lee-zhuh, -shuh, sahy-]
noun
a lightweight, smoothly finished, twilled fabric of acetate, rayon, or cotton, for garment linings.

Origin:
1665–70; named after Silesia

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Si·le·sia

[si-lee-zhuh, -shuh, sahy-]
noun
a region in central Europe along both banks of the upper Oder River, mainly in SW Poland and the N Czech Republic: formerly divided between Germany (which had the largest portion), Poland, and Czechoslovakia; by provision of the Potsdam agreement 1945, the greater part of German Silesia came under Polish administration; rich deposits of coal, iron, and other minerals.
German, Schlesien.
Polish, Śląsk.
Czech, Slezsko.

Si·le·sian, adjective, noun
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silesia (saɪˈliːʃɪə)
 
n
a twill-weave fabric of cotton or other fibre, used esp for pockets, linings, etc
 
[C17: Latinized form of German SchlesienSilesia]

Silesia (saɪˈliːʃɪə)
 
n
Polish name: Śląsk, Czech name: Slezsko, German name: Schlesien a region of central Europe around the upper and middle Oder valley: mostly annexed by Prussia in 1742 but became almost wholly Polish in 1945; rich coal and iron-ore deposits

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