No. 3,690 in Polish
katowice
Katowice: A city in southern Poland, part of the Upper Silesian region.
In a sentence
Katowice są dużym miastem na Śląsku.
Katowice is a large city in Upper Silesia.
In this sentence, 'Katowice' is used as a proper noun referring to a specific location, which is a city in Poland.
Wyjeżdżam na konferencję do Katowic.
I am traveling to a conference in Katowice.
Here, 'Katowice' is also used as a proper noun, functioning as the destination of the action in the dative case.
Historia Katowic jest bardzo interesująca.
The history of Katowice is very interesting.
In this sentence, 'Katowic' is the genitive case of 'Katowice', used to indicate possession.
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