silesia

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Silesia
    n 1: a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and
         iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in
         Poland [syn: {Silesia}, {Slask}, {Slezsko}, {Schlesien}]
    2: a sturdy twill-weave cotton fabric; used for pockets and
       linings

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Silesia \Si*le"si*a\, n.
   1. A kind of linen cloth, originally made in Silesia, a
      province of Prussia.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A twilled cotton fabric, used for dress linings.
      [1913 Webster]

from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Silesia, MT
  Zip code(s): 59041

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