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Silesian

Silesian \Si*le"si*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Silesia. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Silesia.

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Silesian

Silesian as an adjective can mean anything from or related to Silesia. As a noun, it refers to an article, item, or person of or from Silesia. Silesian may also refer to:

People
  • Silesians, inhabitants of Silesia, either a West Slavic (for example Ślężanie), or Germanic people ( Schlesier or Silingi)
  • List of Silesians
  • Silesian tribes
Languages
  • Silesian language, West Slavic language / dialect
    • Cieszyn Silesian dialect
    • Texas Silesian
  • Lower Silesian language, Germanic dialect
Events
  • Silesian Wars (1740–1763)
  • Silesian Uprisings (1919–1921)
    • Silesian Eagle
    • Silesian Uprising Cross
  • Silesian Offensive
  • Silesian Offensives
Political divisions
  • Province of Silesia, 1815–1919 and 1938 to 1941, a province of Prussia within Germany
  • Silesian Voivodeship (1920–1939), an autonomous territorial unit of Poland (1920-1939)
    • Silesian Parliament, parliament of the autonomous Silesian Voivodeship (1920-1939)
    • Silesian Treasury, treasury of the autonomous Silesian Voivodeship (1920-1939)
    • Silesian-American Corporation
  • Silesian Voivodeship, a present-day division of Poland (see also Lower Silesian Voivodeship)
    • Silesian Regional Assembly
  • Moravian-Silesian Region, a present-day division of Czech Republic
Organisations
  • Silesian Autonomy Movement
  • Silesian Institute in Katowice
  • Silesian (European Parliament constituency), the corresponding constituency
  • Silesian People's Party
  • Silesian Socialist Party
  • Silesian Military District
  • Silesian Evangelical Church of Augsburg Confession
  • Evangelical Church in Berlin, Brandenburg and Silesian Upper Lusatia
Geography
  • Silesian Beskids
    • Silesian Beskids Landscape Park
  • Moravian-Silesian Beskids
  • Silesian Foothills
  • Silesian-Moravian Foothills
  • Silesian Upland
  • Silesian Lowlands
  • Silesian Przesieka
  • Silesian Walls
  • Silesian-Lusatian Lowlands
Culture
  • Silesian Park
    • Silesian Stadium
    • Silesian Planetarium
    • Silesian Amusement Park
    • Silesian Zoological Garden
  • Silesian Theatre
  • Silesian Museum
  • Silesian Philharmonic
  • Silesian Opera
  • Silesian String Quartet
  • Silesian Library
  • Silesian Fantasy Club
Transport
  • Silesian Interurbans
  • Silesian Railways
  • Silesian Air
  • Silesian Mountain Railway
Other
  • Silesian (series), a European subdivision of the Carboniferous period of the geological timescale
  • Silesian Piasts
  • Silesian architecture
  • Silesian horse
  • Silesian Insurgents' Monument
  • Silesian Metropolis
  • Moravian–Silesian Football League
  • Silesian Wikipedia
  • Silesian cuisine
    • Silesian dumplings
  • Silesian University of Technology
  • Silesian University (Opava)
  • Silesian Chess Congress
  • Silesian National Publishing House
Silesian (series)

The Silesian is in the geologic timescale of Europe a series or epoch, a subdivision of the Carboniferous system or period.

It was named for Silesia, a region that stretches over the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany.

Silesian (European Parliament constituency)

In European elections, Silesian is a constituency of the European Parliament. It consists of the Silesian Voivodeship.

Usage examples of "silesian".

Basilisk and the roiling cesspool of political chaos laughingly called the Silesian Confederacy.

A hologram of the Silesian Confederacy appeared over the table, with the major systems marked.

Half the pirates and three-quarters of the privateers roaming Silesian space were probably running on faked transponder IDs.

Commander Wallace pointed out, ONI had to do some serious digging in order to coax the Andy spectrum out from under the Silesian camouflage.

Operating secretly in Silesian space this way, their necks were stretched out in six different directions.

It said much that teams had been trying to get moved up in the mission roster, just to get the relative luxury of beating around on Silesian tramp freighters and risking their lives behind Peep lines.

Once there they changed identities to Silesian diplomats and, again, cleared customs without incident.

The kind of casualties that can cause is enough to get even Silesian System governors mobilized to go after them.

And he was also a fellow Silesian, with the same near phobic respect for the Royal Manticoran Navy.

No Silesian raider had ever willingly engaged a Manticoran cruiser, but many of them had dreamed of the freak set of circumstances which might have let them do so successfully.

She had been born in one of the Silesian work camps on Rhea, had brown eyes, a small mole on her lower left back, dark brown hair, five-ten in height, and weighted approximately 130 pounds out of the shower.

How the organization had spread to Mars amongst the Silesian immigrants.

Then, very carefully the coordinates have to be extremely carefully worked out the icebergs are sent through the atmosphere to crash on target into the new Silesian Sea.

The Silesian Sea would grow imperceptibly up to the edge of the lands his friends had already purchased.

In the middle of Silesia, a region which is not as familiar to me as Koshnavia south of Konitz, the tank went into position and backed up, for purposes of camouflage, into a wooden shed which some Silesian glass blowers had filled with their products.