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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Slask
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]