Meanings
proper noun
- A historical region in Central Europe, the southeastern part of Silesia, today mostly within Poland with a small strip located in the Czech Republic.
Translations
Czech Horní Slezsko
- Horní Slezskoregion
Dutch Opper-Silezië
- Opper-Sileziëregion
French Haute-Silésie
- Haute-Silésieregion
German Oberschlesien
- Oberschlesienregion
Hungarian Felső-Szilézia
- Felső-Sziléziaregion
Polish Górny Śląsk
- Górny Śląskregion
Portuguese Alta Silésia
- Alta Silésiaregion
Russian Ве́рхняя Силе́зия
- Ве́рхняя Силе́зия (Vérxnjaja Silézija)region
Cite this entry
APA
Upper Silesia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Upper%20Silesia
MLA
“Upper Silesia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Upper%20Silesia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Upper Silesia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Upper%20Silesia.
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