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    SCHLESIEN

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Polandplay

    Synonyms:

    Schlesien; Silesia; Slask; Slezsko

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting spatial position

    Instance hypernyms:

    geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)

    Holonyms ("Schlesien" is a part of...):

    Europe (the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use 'Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles)

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