Teschen

German

Etymology

From Slavic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛʃən/

Proper noun

Teschen n (proper noun, genitive Teschens or (optionally with an article) Teschen)

  1. (chiefly historical) name of a town in Silesia, until 1918 part of Austria, then divided between Poland and Czechoslovakia, now equivalent to:
    1. Cieszyn (a town in Poland)
    2. Český Těšín (a town in the Czech Republic)
    die Doppelstadt Teschen ― the twin cities of Cieszyn and Český Těšín

Derived terms

  • Teschener Land
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