former eastern German province, now southwestern Poland, from Latinized form of German Schliesen (Polish Śląsk), from the name of a river and a mountain there, from Silingi or Silingae, name of a Vandalic (Germanic) people who supposedly had a religious center at the mountain. Related: Silesian. In reference to cloth imported from there from 1670s, especially "a thin cotton cloth, commonly twilled, used for linings for women's dresses and men's garments."
双语例句
1. Prussian and Austria fought over Silesia and most of the rest of Europe took sides ; 1740 - 1748.
普鲁士和奥地利与西里西亚和欧洲其他大部分地区的战争; 1740年到 1748年.
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2. Traditionally, Silesia heads the list of flavour manufacturers when it concerns the flavoring of confectionery.
