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Krnov

Krnov proper noun: an Upper Silesian town on the River Opava in the northeastern Czech Republic, near the Polish border.

Proper noun

Krnov

  1. An Upper Silesian town on the River Opava in the northeastern Czech Republic, near the Polish border.

Origin of Krnov

From the Czech Krnov, first attested in 1240 as Kyrnow, from the personal name Krn + the archaic placename suffix -óv.

Questions about Krnov

What does Krnov mean?
Krnov means an Upper Silesian town on the River Opava in the northeastern Czech Republic, near the Polish border.
What part of speech is Krnov?
Krnov is a proper noun.

Words near Krnov in the dictionary

  1. Krizelman
  2. Krizes
  3. Križ
  4. Krk
  5. Krnjak
  6. Krnov
  7. Kroat
  8. Kroatian
  9. Kroatians
  10. Kroats
  11. Krob

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