A region in central Europe, now chiefly in Poland, with small portions in the Czech Republic and Germany, from early modernity until 1945 predominantly German-speaking with Slavic-speaking minorities (and local majorities).

Silesian textile made of flax or cotton.

plural of silesia

The south-eastern part of Silesia, today mostly within Polish borders with a small strip located in the Czech Republic.

Of or pertaining to Silesia

(countable) An inhabitant of Silesia.

(uncountable) Lower Silesian, Germanic language or dialect spoken in southwestern parts of what is now Poland (Lower Silesia).

plural of Silesian

A West Germanic language spoken in the Polish, but as well as in northeastern Czech Republic and in eastern Germany. The group of dialects is nearly extinct.

A nearly extinct West Germanic language (group of Central German dialects), formerly spoken in Silesia, chiefly Lower Silesia (now Poland), and among the expellee community in Germany (now chiefly elderly people).