Warsaw

//ˈwɔɹsɑ// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The capital city of Poland; the capital city of Masovian Voivodeship. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    The Polish government. countable, metonymically, uncountable
  3. 3
    A city, the county seat of Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A home rule city, the county seat of Gallatin County, Kentucky, United States. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A city, the county seat of Benton County, Missouri, United States. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A village, the county seat of Wyoming County, New York, United States. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A town, the county seat of Richmond County, Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A habitational surname. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several species of grouper, subfamily Epinephelinae

    "BLACK GROUPER Mycteroperca bonaci […] They rank as fair food fish. Fishermen give them a variety of names: Warsaw grouper, gray grouper, jewfish, rockfish."

  2. 2
    Any of several species of grouper, subfamily Epinephelinae; The jewfish or guasa (Epinephelus itajara).

    "Plate 165. THE JEW-FISH OR “WARSAW.” Promicrops guasa, Pooey. (P. 412)"

  3. 3
    Any of several species of grouper, subfamily Epinephelinae; A fish, the black grouper (Epinephelus nigritus).

    "Shallow-water grouper include red Epinephelus morio; […] warsaw Epinephelus nigritus; speckled hind Epinephelus hammondhayi; and scamp (after the shallow-water quota is filled)."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Old Polish Warszewa. Doublet of Warszawa.

Etymology 2

Probably a corruption of Spanish guasa or mero guasa (“Atlantic goliath grouper”), which may be from Old Tupi guaçu (“large”).

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