cracow

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US/ˈkɹækaʊ/US/ˈkɹɑkaʊ/US/ˈkɹækoʊ/US/ˈkɹɑkoʊ/

A form of Krakow — 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.

OriginMiddle English crakou →
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Meanings

cracow1

nouncracow (plural cracows)

plural cracows

  1. alternativeAlternative form of crackow (“kind of shoe”).

Cracow2

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Krakow: 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
poulaine

Origin

  1. Middle Englishcrakou
  2. EnglishCracow

From Middle English crakou, crawcow.

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Cite this entry
APA

cracow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cracow

MLA

“cracow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cracow. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cracow,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cracow.

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