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warsaw grouperer

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war⋅saw

[wawr-saw]
–noun
1. Also called warsaw grouper. a large grouper, Epinephelus nigritus, found in the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
2. the jewfish, Epinephelus itajara, found off both coasts of tropical America.

Origin:
1880–85, Americanism; < Sp guasa
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Warsaw

Capital of Poland and largest city in the country, located in central Poland; the political, cultural, industrial, and transportation center of Poland.

Note: Warsaw has been the capital of Poland since 1596, though it was occupied by the Russians (1813–1815) and the Germans (1915–1918 and 1939–1945).
Note: During World War II, half a million Jews living in the Warsaw Jewish ghetto were exterminated by the Germans.
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