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Silesia Common

Silesia has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

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Noun
1

a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland

2

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

3

Silesian textile made of flax or cotton.

Proper Noun
1

A region in 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).

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asia hsia tsia ssia kasia mysia ousia dasia zosia ossia misia basia resia opsia kassia cassia bassia idesia clusia amusia
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