Of or pertaining to Silesia.
Used in a Sentence
silesian
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for silesian.
Editorial note
Silesian is mostly called a dialect/subdialect, but there's a regional movement to elevate Silesian to a separate language through political means.
Examples18
Definitions3
Parts of speech2
Quick take
Of or pertaining to Silesia.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of silesian gathered in one view.
(countable) An inhabitant of Silesia.
(uncountable) Upper Silesian, a West Slavic language spoken in southwestern parts of Poland and the Czech Republic.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for silesian.
adjective
Of or pertaining to Silesia.
noun
(countable) An inhabitant of Silesia.
noun
(uncountable) Upper Silesian, a West Slavic language spoken in southwestern parts of Poland and the Czech Republic.
Example sentences
Silesian is mostly called a dialect/subdialect, but there's a regional movement to elevate Silesian to a separate language through political means.
As a result, the dialect is different from the one used in the Silesian countryside.
Well the Silesian region was a major (coal) mining centre in Poland, both before and after the war.
It's an ongoing controversy in Poland for two languages / dialects: Kashubski language and Silesian language.
The Silesian part of the journey was a pea-souper, like riding through a yellowish cloud.
The article seems to say the hackers were hired by the maintenance place that the owner of the trains (Lower Silesian Railway) hired.
See Manfreid Weisenbacher's Sources of Power for a history of Silesian oil pioneering.
The Silesian Weavers, now with a fancy app to be exploited?
Some others, like the Silesian wars, were mostly for resources.
Most words have German-ish sound to them, somewhat similar to Silesian subdialect of Polish (though Silesia was occupied by Germany, which is the reason for its influence).
I should probably get out of my Silesian village more often.
So basically covers entire Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
Quote examples
Polish has a Silesian accent too(hardly surprising, seeing how the Silesian region changed ownership in the last few centuries), and people with really strong Silesian accent are really really difficult to understand for everyone speaking "normal" Polish.
"Ostravian dialect" is that what you call Silesian language in Czechia?
So there is a much stronger national identity than in Germany (where many were Prussian or Bavarian or Silesian until the late 19th century), and a political policy of "splendid isolation" was followed until relatively recently.
Proper noun examples
Also in Silesian, a language in a region of what is now Poland.
There's a Bohemian and a Moravian/Silesian dialect.
Ostrava, as a huge industrial center, had an unique mix of ethnicities (Czech, German, Jewish, Slovak, Galician, Silesian, Polish etc.) that interacted and created a mixed language.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use silesian in a sentence?
Silesian is mostly called a dialect/subdialect, but there's a regional movement to elevate Silesian to a separate language through political means.
What does silesian mean?
Of or pertaining to Silesia.
What part of speech is silesian?
silesian is commonly used as adjective, noun.