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Definition of Slask
1. Noun. A region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland.
Generic synonyms: Geographic Area, Geographic Region, Geographical Area, Geographical Region
Group relationships: Europe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slask
Literary usage of Slask
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"Isl. slum-a, vultum simul et animum demittere; Haldor- son. SLUMP, s. By slump.]
Insert, as sense time, Upp. Clydes. Dan. slask-er to paddle, to puddle. ..."
2. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood, John Christopher Atkinson (1872)
"... paddle, to hang flapping as loose clothes ; Sw. slaska, to dabble, splash,
slop ; slask- ... slask (sloshy snow), sleet. Bav. schlass, schloss, loose, ..."
3. Classical Philology by University of Chicago press, JSTOR (Organization) (1907)
"... "senkt sich, zerfallt," ON. slas, "a coming to harm," Sw. slask, NE. slush (AJ.P.
XXIV, p. 44). &r<o, l^<o: Goth, ..."
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