Schlesien - Definition
schlesien
n 1: a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and
iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in
Poland [syn: Silesia, Slask, Slezsko, Schlesien]
n 1: a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and
iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in
Poland [syn: Silesia, Slask, Slezsko, Schlesien]