Definition of Pilsen

1. Noun. A town in Czech Republic where Pilsner beer originated.

Exact synonyms: Plzen
Generic synonyms: Town
Group relationships: Czech Republic

Definition of Pilsen

1. Proper noun. A city in western Bohemia, Czech Republic. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pilsen

Pilates
Pilea
Pilea involucrata
Pilea microphylla
Pilea pumilla
Pilgrim
Pilgrim's Progress
Pilgrim Father
Pilgrims
Pilipino
Pill Hill
Pillars of Hercules
Pilosella
Pilosella aurantiaca
Pilosella officinarum
Pilsen
Pilsener
Pilsner
Piltdown hoax
Piltdown man
Piltz
Piltz sign
Pilularia
Pilularia globulifera
Pima
Pimbwe
Pimenta acris
Pimenta dioica
Pimenta officinalis
Pimentón de La Vera

Literary usage of Pilsen

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Electrical Review (1881)
"2, we will call attention first to the following statement regarding the performances of two well-known arc lamps, the "Brush"and the "pilsen. ..."

2. Labor in Europe and America by Samuel Gompers (1910)
"THE REAL INSPIRATION TO-DAY IN pilsen VIENNA, August 12, 1909. ... It came about unexpectedly, that visit to pilsen, through my being thrown much in Prague ..."

3. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"Until a recent period pilsen was called Neu-pilsen, the little village of Alt- ... During tho thirty years' war pilsen was for a time the headquarters of ..."

4. A Handbook for Travellers in South Germany and Austria by John Murray (Firm) (1903)
"pilsen (40000) is famous for its beer. The Church of St. Bartholomew, ... pilsen endured a long siege in the Thirty Years' War, and was finally taken by ..."

5. Southern Germany and Austria, Including the Eastern Alps: Handbook for by Karl Baedeker (Firm), Karl Baedeker (Firm (1871)
"pilsen was the principal scene of Wallenstein's alleged Conspiracy, for which he was placed ... The beer of pilsen enjoys a very high reputation in Austria. ..."

6. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... abbeys have a Bohemia: priests, 82; clerics, 13; the college of pilsen is conducted by the abbey (professors, 10; students, 380). ..."

7. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"These two abbeys have a Bohemia: priests, 82; clerics, 13; the college of pilsen is conducted by the abbey (professors, 10; students, 380). ..."

8. The Electromagnet, and Electromagnetic Mechanism by Silvanus Phillips Thompson (1891)
"For example, in some forms of the pilsen arc lamp the (coned) FIG. 116. TRAVEL CURVE OF FORCES IN MECHANISM OF pilsen ARC LAMP. FiG. 117. ..."

9. The Electrical Review (1881)
"2, we will call attention first to the following statement regarding the performances of two well-known arc lamps, the "Brush"and the "pilsen. ..."

10. Labor in Europe and America by Samuel Gompers (1910)
"THE REAL INSPIRATION TO-DAY IN pilsen VIENNA, August 12, 1909. ... It came about unexpectedly, that visit to pilsen, through my being thrown much in Prague ..."

11. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"Until a recent period pilsen was called Neu-pilsen, the little village of Alt- ... During tho thirty years' war pilsen was for a time the headquarters of ..."

12. A Handbook for Travellers in South Germany and Austria by John Murray (Firm) (1903)
"pilsen (40000) is famous for its beer. The Church of St. Bartholomew, ... pilsen endured a long siege in the Thirty Years' War, and was finally taken by ..."

13. Southern Germany and Austria, Including the Eastern Alps: Handbook for by Karl Baedeker (Firm), Karl Baedeker (Firm (1871)
"pilsen was the principal scene of Wallenstein's alleged Conspiracy, for which he was placed ... The beer of pilsen enjoys a very high reputation in Austria. ..."

14. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... abbeys have a Bohemia: priests, 82; clerics, 13; the college of pilsen is conducted by the abbey (professors, 10; students, 380). ..."

15. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"These two abbeys have a Bohemia: priests, 82; clerics, 13; the college of pilsen is conducted by the abbey (professors, 10; students, 380). ..."

16. The Electromagnet, and Electromagnetic Mechanism by Silvanus Phillips Thompson (1891)
"For example, in some forms of the pilsen arc lamp the (coned) FIG. 116. TRAVEL CURVE OF FORCES IN MECHANISM OF pilsen ARC LAMP. FiG. 117. ..."

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