Toruń

[ taw-roon-yuh ]

noun
  1. a city in northern Poland, on the Vistula.

  • German Thorn [tawrn] /tɔrn/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for Toruń

Toruń

/ (Polish ˈtɔrunj) /


noun
  1. an industrial city in N Poland, on the River Vistula: developed around a castle that was founded by the Teutonic Knights in 1230; under Prussian rule (1793–1919). Pop: 214 000 (2005 est): German name: Thorn

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