Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A long-toed boot or shoe introduced into England in the reign of Richard II., and named from the city of Cracow.
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- proper noun A city in southern
Poland , situated on theVistula river.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an industrial city in southern Poland on the Vistula
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Examples
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Last year it was in Cracow where the memory of the Holocaust and the nearby Nazi death camp at Auschwitz loomed large.
Katherine Marshall: Creating Peace In War Zones: The Roman Catholic Community Of Sant'Egidio Katherine Marshall 2010
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Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) was a canon at the Cathedral in Cracow, a loyal son of the Church who died after a stroke at the age of 70.
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The I Army Corps, based in Cracow (Krakau), V Army Corps, with headquarters in Pressburg (Pozsony), and X Army Corps, operating from Przemysl, came under the command of the 1st Army.
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Cracow is Polish in atmosphere and feeling, and even in the few hours we were there one heard a good deal of Polish hopes and ambitions.
Antwerp to Gallipoli A Year of the War on Many Fronts—and Behind Them Arthur Ruhl 1905
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Malgorzata Anna Packalén in Cracow, 10 December 2003.
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His earliest work (1477) is the celebrated altar of the Blessed Virgin in the Church of Our Lady at Cracow, which is made in three parts, as an altar with wings.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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There are about fifty other churches, as well in the castle as the town; whereof the most celebrated is that of the Virgin Mary in the circle of Cracow, which is governed by an archpresbyter, and fronts ten large streets; having moreover on all sides four rows of magnificent structures.
Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. I. 1634-1716 1823
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All of Poland's major cities were displayed there—Cracow, Lublin, Lodz.
The Replica City Al Bray 2011
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The bishops of Bamberg used to wear a rationale (as the bishops of Paderborn, Eichstätt, Cracow and Toul still do).
Catholic Bamberg: The Vestments of Pope Clement II and Other Treasures from the Diocesan Museum 2009
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At the present time it is only used by the Bishops of Eichstätt, Paderborn, Toul, and Cracow (read more about it here).
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