Warsaw

/ˈwɔrˌsɔ/ proper noun

Definition

the capital and largest city of Poland

Etymology

from Polish 'Warszawa', possibly from the personal name 'Warsz' or 'Wars'

Kelly Says

Warsaw's name might come from a legendary fisherman named Wars who fell in love with a mermaid named Sawa - which is why a mermaid appears on the city's coat of arms! Truth or legend, it's a beautiful origin story.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዋርሳው
ARالعربية
وارسو
BNবাংলা
ওয়ারসো
CACatalà
Varsòvia
CSČeština
Varšava
DADansk
Warszawa
DEDeutsch
Warschau
ELΕλληνικά
Βαρσοβία
ESEspañol
Varsovia
FAفارسی
ورشو
FISuomi
Varsova
FRFrançais
Varsovie
GUGU
વોર્સો
HAHA
Warsaw
HEעברית
וורשה
HIहिन्दी
वारसॉ
HUMagyar
Warszó
IDBahasa Indonesia
Warsawa
IGIG
Warsaw
ITItaliano
Varsavia
JA日本語
ワルシャワ
KKKK
Варшава
KMKM
វ័រសូ
KO한국어
바르샤바
MRMR
वार्सा
MSBahasa Melayu
Warsaw
MYမြန်မာ
ဝါဆောင်း
NLNederlands
Warschau
NONorsk
Warszawa
PAPA
ਵਾਰਸਾ
PLPolski
Warszawa
PTPortuguês
Varsóvia
RORomână
Varșovia
RUРусский
Варшава
SVSvenska
Warszawa
SWKiswahili
Warsaw
TAதமிழ்
வார்சா
TEతెలుగు
వార్సా
THไทย
วอร์ซอ
TLTL
Warsaw
TRTürkçe
Varşova
UKУкраїнська
Варшава
URاردو
وارسا
VITiếng Việt
Warszawa
YOYO
Warsau
ZH中文
华沙
ZUZU
Warsaw

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