A region in central Europe, now chiefly in Poland, with small portions in the Czech Republic and Germany, from early modernity until 1945 predominantly German-speaking with Slavic-speaking minorities (and local majorities).

Silesian textile made of flax or cotton.

plural of silesia

The south-eastern part of Silesia, today mostly within Polish borders with a small strip located in the Czech Republic.

plural of Silesian

A West Germanic language spoken in the Polish, but as well as in northeastern Czech Republic and in eastern Germany. The group of dialects is nearly extinct.

A nearly extinct West Germanic language (group of Central German dialects), formerly spoken in Silesia, chiefly Lower Silesia (now Poland), and among the expellee community in Germany (now chiefly elderly people).

A voivodeship of Poland.

Of or pertaining to Silesia

(countable) An inhabitant of Silesia.