- an industrial city in SW Poland, on the River Oder: passed to Austria (1527) and to Prussia (1741); returned to Poland in 1945. Pop: 647 000 (2005 est)German name: Breslau
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Wroc•ław
(vrôts′läf ),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa province in SW Poland.
- Place Namesa city in and the capital of this province, on the Oder River: formerly in Germany. 576,000. German, Breslau.
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Wrocław /Polish: ˈvrɔtswaf/ n
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