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Silesia

//saɪˈliːziə// name, noun

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  1. 1
    A cultural region of Central Europe, now chiefly in Poland, with small portions in the Czech Republic and Germany, from early modernity until 1945 predominantly German-speaking with Slavic-speaking minorities (and local majorities).
Noun
  1. 1
    Silesian textile made of flax or cotton. countable, uncountable

    ""Say I can't dress a window, you thundering old Humbug," he said, and hurled the huckaback at his master. He followed this up by pitching first a blanket, then an armful of silesia, then a window support out of the window into the shop."

  2. 2
    a sturdy twill-weave cotton fabric; used for pockets and linings wordnet

Etymology

Uncertain. Two theories are prominent: a relation to the Germanic Silingi tribe, whose name is attested in Ancient Greek Σιλίγγαι (Silíngai). Or, from Old Polish ślęg, śląg meaning "dampness, humidity, moisture." More at Ślęża and Silesia.

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