Krakow

Krak·ow
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US/ˈkɹækaʊ/US/ˈkɹɑkaʊ/US/ˈkɹækoʊ/US/ˈkɹɑkoʊ/

proper noun

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.

Less commonScrabble 17

Meanings

proper noun

alternative common variant Cracow · alternative common variant Kraków · alternative obsolete rare Cracov · alternative obsolete rare 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.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishcrakou
  2. EnglishKrakow

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

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic كْرَاكُوف, كراكوفيا
  • كْرَاكُوف (krakuf)city
  • كراكوفياcity
  • إِقْرَاقُو (ʔiqrāqū)city
Basque Krakovia
  • Krakoviacity
Bengali ক্রাকুফ
  • ক্রাকুফ (krakuf)city
Bulgarian Кра́ков
  • Кра́ков (Krákov)city
Catalan Cracòvia
  • Cracòviacity
Chinese Mandarin 克拉科夫
  • 克拉科夫 (Kèlākēfū)city
Czech Krakov
  • Krakovcity
Danish Krakow
  • Krakowcity
Dutch Krakau
  • Krakaucity
Esperanto Krakovo
  • Krakovocity
Estonian Kraków
  • Krakówcity
Finnish Krakova
  • Krakovacity
French Cracovie
  • Cracoviecity
German Krakau
  • Krakaucity
Greek Κρακοβία
  • Κρακοβία (Krakovía)city
Hebrew קראקוב
  • קראקוב (krákov)city
Hindi क्राकुव
  • क्राकुव (krākuv)city
Hungarian Krakkó
  • Krakkócity
Icelandic Kraká
  • Krakácity
Irish Kraków, Cracó
  • Krakówcity
  • Cracócity
Italian Cracovia
  • Cracoviacity
Japanese クラクフ
  • クラクフ (Kurakufu)city
Korean 크라쿠프
  • 크라쿠프 (keurakupeu)city
Latin Cracōvia
  • Cracōviacity
Latvian Krakova
  • Krakovacity
Lithuanian Krókuva
  • Krókuvacity
Norwegian Bokmål Kraków
  • Krakówcity
Persian کراکوف
  • کراکوف (krâkuv)city
Polish Kraków
  • Krakówcity
Portuguese Cracóvia
  • Cracóviacity
Romanian Cracovia
  • Cracoviacity
Russian Кра́ков
  • Кра́ков (Krákov)city
Slovak Krakov
  • Krakovcity
Spanish Cracovia
  • Cracoviacity
Swedish Kraków
  • Krakówcity
Thai กรากุฟ
  • กรากุฟ (graa-gùf)city
Turkish Kraków
  • Krakówcity
Ukrainian Кра́ків
  • Кра́ків (Krákiv)city
Yiddish קראָקע
  • קראָקע (kroke)city
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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