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Labiau

Labiau proper noun: the former name of Polessk, a formerly German city in historical East Prussia, now the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.

labiau: the former name of Polessk, a formerly German city in historical East Prussia, now the Kaliningrad...
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Proper noun

Labiau

  1. (historical) The former name of Polessk, a formerly German city in historical East Prussia, now the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.

Origin of Labiau

From German Labiau, from Old Prussian [Term?] or Lithuanian [Term?].

Questions about Labiau

What does Labiau mean?
Labiau means the former name of Polessk, a formerly German city in historical East Prussia, now the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.
What part of speech is Labiau?
Labiau is a proper noun.

Words near Labiau in the dictionary

  1. labiates
  2. labiatic acid
  3. labiatifloral
  4. labiatiflorous
  5. labiating
  6. Labiau
  7. Labib
  8. Labibs
  9. labidometer
  10. labidometers
  11. labidostommatid

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