• Silesian (Silesian: Schläsisch, Schläs’sch, Schlä’sch, Schläsch, German: Schlesisch), Silesian German or Lower Silesian is a nearly extinct German dialect...
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    different languages most likely share their etymology—Polish: Śląsk; German: Schlesien pronounced [ˈʃleːzi̯ən] ; Czech: Slezsko [ˈslɛsko]; Lower Silesian: Schläsing;...
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  • Look up Lower Silesian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lower Silesian may refer to: Lower Silesian language Lower Silesian Voivodeship Lower Silesia...
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    the Rawicz area. Until 1945, Silesian was also spoken in enclaves in Lower Silesia, where the majority spoke Lower Silesian, a variety of Central German...
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    Lower Silesia (Polish: Dolny Śląsk [ˈdɔlnɨ ˈɕlɔ̃sk]; Czech: Dolní Slezsko; German: Niederschlesien; Silesian: Dolny Ślōnsk; Upper Sorbian: Delnja Šleska...
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    The Lower Silesian Voivodeship Sejmik (Polish: Sejmik Województwa Dolnośląskiego) is the regional legislature of the Voivodeship of Lower Silesia in Poland...
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    Lower Silesian Voivodeship (Polish: Województwo dolnośląskie, [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ dɔlnɔˈɕlɔw̃skjɛ] ) in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces)...
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    Silesia (category Articles containing Lower Silesian-language text)
    debate about whether the Silesian language should be considered a dialect of Polish or a separate language. The Lower Silesian German dialect is nearing...
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    Upper Silesia (category Articles containing Lower Silesian-language text)
    Opole Voivodeship, except for the Lower Silesian counties of Brzeg and Namysłów, and the western half of the Silesian Voivodeship (except for the Lesser...
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    Czech Silesia (category Articles containing Lower Silesian-language text)
    /-iːziə/, US: /-iːʒiə, -iːʃə, sɪˈ-/; Czech: České Slezsko; Silesian: Czeski Ślōnsk; Lower Silesian: Tschechisch-Schläsing; German: Tschechisch-Schlesien;...
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    Lower Silesian Forest (Polish: Bory Dolnośląskie) is the largest continuous forest of Poland, with total area of 1650 square kilometers. It is located...
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  • Ethnologue distinguishes the Silesian language from the Upper Silesian dialect of Polish language. There are efforts by some Silesian groups advocating for legal...
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    Texan Silesian is a dialect of the Silesian language used by descendants of immigrant Silesians in American settlements from 1852 to the present. The...
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    The Lower Silesian offensive (Russian: Нижне-Силезская наступательная операция) was a Soviet offensive on the Eastern Front of World War II in 1945, involving...
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    Wałbrzych (category Articles containing Lower Silesian-language text)
    Waldenburg; Silesian: Wałbrzich; Lower Silesian: Walmbrig or Walmbrich; Czech: Valbřich or Valdenburk) is a city located in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship...
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    West Slavic languages are a subdivision of the Slavic language group. They include Polish, Czech, Slovak, Kashubian, Upper Sorbian and Lower Sorbian. The...
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    Opole (category Articles containing Lower Silesian-language text)
    group of settlements. Names for the city in other relevant languages include Lower Silesian: Uppeln, Czech: Opolí, Latin: Oppelia, Oppolia or Opulia. Opole's...
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  • of Silesians Silesian tribes Silesian language, West Slavic language/dialect Cieszyn Silesian dialect Texas Silesian Silesian German language (Lower Silesian...
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    Province of Silesia (German: Provinz Schlesien; Polish: Prowincja Śląska; Silesian: Prowincyjŏ Ślōnskŏ) was a province of Prussia from 1815 to 1919. The Silesia...
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    Province of Lower Silesia (German: Provinz Niederschlesien; Silesian German: Provinz Niederschläsing; Polish: Prowincja Dolny Śląsk; Silesian: Prowincyjŏ...
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    Opole Voivodeship (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    the voivodeship, and the German language is co-official in 28 communes. Opole Voivodeship is bordered by Lower Silesian Voivodeship to the west, Greater...
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    and Slavs. The Silesian minority soon adopted the language of the German majority. Most Polish linguistic enclaves in the south of Lower and Middle Silesia...
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    The Weavers (play) (category Articles containing Lower Silesian-language text)
    The Weavers (German: Die Weber, Silesian German: De Waber) is a play in five acts written by the German playwright Gerhart Hauptmann in 1892. The play...
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    for Foreigners West Slavic languages West Slavs Also considered a separate language, see Silesian language#Dialect vs. language However, the word chip (or...
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    Silesian Voivodeship's name, most of the historic Silesia region lies outside the present Silesian Voivodeship – divided among Lubusz, Lower Silesian...
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    The flag of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, is a yellow (golden) rectangle with the left-faced black eagle, with a white (silver) crescent-shaped...
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    Breslau (region) (category Lower Silesian Voivodeship articles missing geocoordinate data)
    Wrocław). The western half of Lower Silesia was incorporated into Regierungsbezirk Liegnitz (Legnica), the adjacent Upper Silesian land in the east into Regierungsbezirk...
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    historical and geographical regions of the Silesia, and Lower Silesia, and as one of the symbols of the Silesian people, is divided horizontally into two stripes:...
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    2017 World Games (category Articles containing Lower Silesian-language text)
    Światowe 2017), commonly known as Wrocław 2017 (German: Breslau 2017; Lower Silesian: Brassel 2017), was the tenth World Games, a major international multi-sport...
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    push toward Berlin by 2 months. The Lower Silesian offensive ran from 8–24 February 1945, and the Upper Silesian offensive from 15–31 March. Designed...
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