Olmütz

A form of Olomouc — The capital city of the Olomouc District, and of the Olomouc Region, Czech Republic.

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Olmutz

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of Olomouc: a city in Moravia, Czech Republic.

    Olmütz is said to occupy the site of a Roman fort founded in the imperial period, the original name of which, Mons Julii, has been gradually corrupted to the present form.

    1911, “Olmütz”, in The Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th edition, volume 20, page 91

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Origin

  1. GermanOlmütz
  2. EnglishOlmütz

Borrowed from German Olmütz, which see.

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