Gorzów

English +, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Etymology Borrowed from en pl Gorzów. Proper noun en Gorzów Wielkopolski en city voi/Lubusz Voivodeship c/Poland 1 en village voi/Lesser Poland Voivodeship c/Poland. Translations city Polish: pl Gorzów m-in Polish pl:+ (województwo małopolskie) thumb|Przystanek kolejowy w Gorzowie, województwo małopolskie.The train stop in Gorzów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Etymology Attested since 1847, derived from earlier Gorzowa or Gorzowo, which has the same meaning and is attested at least since 17th century. The two most probable etymologies are: pl gorzeć -ów archaic: to burn, to be on fire. Currently the verb is more often spelled pl goreć. pl gorzeć -ów obsolete: to distill. Remnants of this meaning are present in the words pl gorzelnia and pl gorzałka, which are still in use. Before World War II, this was the official name of pl Gorzów Śląski, a town known in German as de Landsberg. After the war, the name was changed to disambiguate it from pl Gorzów Wielkopolski, a different town also called de Landsberg in the Recovered Territories, which had no commonly used Polish name and was renamed by analogy. Pronunciation LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-Gorzów.wav Proper noun m-in gorzowski gorzowianin gorzowianka pl village voi/Lesser Poland Voivodeship Gorzów pl informal pl one of two <<capitals>> of <<voi/Lubusz Voivodeship>>, <<c/Poland>> Gorzów Wielkopolski pl informal or historic pl town voi/Opole Voivodeship c/Poland Gorzów Śląski Declension Gorzowa s Derived terms pl adjectives podgorzowski Related terms pl proper nouns Gorzów Wielkopolski Gorzów Śląski Further reading