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Definition of Breslau
1. Noun. A city in southwestern Poland on the Oder.
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Poland, Polska, Republic Of Poland
Lexicographical Neighbors of Breslau
Literary usage of Breslau
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Thomas Carlyle: (complete). by Thomas Carlyle (1897)
"London is trying a Stroke-of-hand on Breslau, in the Glatt Fashion, in the
Interim (July 30th-August 3d). Hardly above six hours after taking Glatz, ..."
2. History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great: Called by Thomas Carlyle (1873)
"Aspects of Breslau. Friedrich avoided visiting Breslau, probably for the reasons
above given ; though there are important interests of his there, ..."
3. History of Friedrich II, of Prussia: Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1900)
"Here are contemporary Excerpts (in abridged form), which are authentic, and of
significance to a lively reader: ' Breslau, Middle of January 1741. ..."
4. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"He was educated at the University of Breslau (1804-09), and in 1810 was ordained
to the priesthood. His intention to devote himself to theological teaching ..."
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