slask (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Slask*:
NOUN	location	Slask, Silesia, Slezsko, Schlesien	a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore

English > *Slask*: 1 sense > noun 1, location
Meaning	A region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland.
Synonyms	Silesia, Slezsko, Schlesien
Instance of	geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region	A demarcated area of the Earth
Part of	Europe	The 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia)
Spanish	Silesia

HyperDic: slask