Lesser Poland

Proper noun

Meaning

(historical) A historical region in Poland, stretching from Bielsko-Biała in the south-west to Siedlce in the north-east.

Ellipsis of Lesser Poland Voivodeship or Lesser Poland Province. A province of Poland

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Examples

According to a scholarly theory, Bolesław ruled Lesser Poland already during the last years of his father's reign. Source: Internet

Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. 2008. p. 31. ), the peasantry starved, and like other parts of the Commonwealth, Lesser Poland was devastated. Source: Internet

After the conflict, Lesser Poland began a recovery, which was hampered by several other factors. Source: Internet

After the Third Partition (1795), most of Lesser Poland was annexed by Austria, with all major cities. Source: Internet

Anti-Nazi resistance was particularly strong in Lesser Poland, and it was in the extreme northwestern corner of the province (around Opoczno), that armed struggle against the occupiers began in late 1939 and early 1940 (see Henryk Dobrzański ). Source: Internet

As if to exacerbate the desperate situation, Lesser Poland witnessed a catastrophic flood in 1934, after which the government decided to construct dams on local rivers. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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