Meanings
- A city in southern Poland; the capital and largest city of Silesian Voivodeship.
Any English traveller approaching Katowice will be strongly reminded of Lancashire.
1848, The New Central European Observer, volume 2, page 1172 more examples
Trains from Warsaw to Vienna now go by the shorter route from Warsaw to Katowice instead of via Cracow.
1922, United States Department of Commerce, Commerce Reports, volume 3, page 47On visiting Katowice in southwest Poland, Jeremy Melvin met up with Archistudio, the architects of a substantial new judicial precinct that is due for completion in 2008.
2006, Valentina Croci, The New Europe, volume 76, page 104
Origin
- PolishKatowice
- EnglishKatowice
Polish Katowice.
More words from Polish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian Катови́це
- Катови́це (Katovíce)city in Poland
Chinese Mandarin 卡托维兹
- 卡托维兹 (Kǎtuōwéizī)city in Poland
Czech Katovice
- Katovicecity in Poland
French Katowice
- Katowicecity in Poland
German Kattowitz
- Kattowitzcity in Poland
Hindi कातोवित्से
- कातोवित्से (kātovitse)city in Poland
Italian Katowice
- Katowicecity in Poland
Lithuanian Katovicai
- Katovicaicity in Poland
Polish Katowice
- Katowicecity in Poland
Russian Катови́це
- Катови́це (Katovíce)city in Poland
Slovak Katovice
- Katovicecity in Poland
Spanish Katowice
- Katowicecity in Poland
Ukrainian Катови́ці, Катові́це
- Катови́ці (Katovýci)city in Poland
- Катові́це (Katovíce)city in Poland
Cite this entry
Katowice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Katowice
“Katowice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Katowice. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Katowice,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Katowice.
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