Wroclaw. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

Wroclaw

SYLLABICATION:	Wro·claw
PRONUNCIATION:	vrôtsläf
VARIANT FORMS:	also Bres·lau ( brslou)
	A city of southwest Poland on the Oder River. It was a member of the Hanseatic League (1368–1474) before passing to the Hapsburgs (1526) and Prussia (1742). Wroclaw was assigned to Poland by the Potsdam Conference (1945). Population: 643,071.


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