Krakow

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Krakow

  • /ˈkɹækaʊ/ US
  • /ˈkɹɑkaʊ/ US
  • /ˈkɹækoʊ/ US
  • /ˈkɹɑkoʊ/ US
  • /ˈkɹækaʊ/ UK

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From Middle English crakou, crawcow, with a change in spelling to better reflect the original Polish spelling.

proper noun Cracow · Kraków · Cracov · Krakau

  1. A city on the Vistula River, the capital of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland and the former capital (until 1596) of Poland as a whole.

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name city

EspañolCracovia
한국어크라쿠프 keurakupeu
日本語クラクフ Kurakufu
中文克拉科夫 Kèlākēfū
हिन्दीक्राकुव krākuv
PortuguêsCracóvia
FrançaisCracovie
DeutschKrakau
ItalianoCracovia
ΕλληνικάΚρακοβία Krakovía
RomânăCracovia
РусскийКра́ков Krákov
العربيةكْرَاكُوف krakuf, كراكوفيا, إِقْرَاقُو ʔiqrāqū
עבריתקראקוב krákov

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@misc{krakow_2026,
  title = {Krakow},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/krakow},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}