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