SLASK

Silesia, Slask, Slezsko, Schlesien

(noun) a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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Coffee Trivia

The expression ā€œcoffee breakā€ was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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