Meanings
proper noun
- A settlement founded in the Sandomierz Voivodeship of Lesser Poland in 1569 as the centre of the Polish Brethren, the site of the Racovian Academy 1602–1638 and of the publication of the Racovian Catechism in 1605; formerly a town until 1869, it is now a village of the Republic of Poland and the seat of the gmina wiejska (rural commune) of the same name.
- A gmina wiejska (rural commune) in Kielce County in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship of the Republic of Poland, with its seat in the village of the same name.
Origin
- PolishRaków
- EnglishRaków
Unadapted borrowing from Polish Raków.
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Dutch Raków
- RakówPolish town 1569–1869 and village 1869–present, important centre of Socinianism in the 16th–17th CC.
French Raków
- RakówPolish town 1569–1869 and village 1869–present, important centre of Socinianism in the 16th–17th CC.
German Raków
- RakówPolish town 1569–1869 and village 1869–present, important centre of Socinianism in the 16th–17th CC.
Latin Racōvia
- RacōviaPolish town 1569–1869 and village 1869–present, important centre of Socinianism in the 16th–17th CC.
Polish Raków, Raków
- RakówPolish town 1569–1869 and village 1869–present, important centre of Socinianism in the 16th–17th CC.
- Rakówgmina wiejska in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland
Spanish Raków
- RakówPolish town 1569–1869 and village 1869–present, important centre of Socinianism in the 16th–17th CC.
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APA
Raków. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rak%C3%B3w
MLA
“Raków.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rak%C3%B3w. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Raków,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rak%C3%B3w.
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