No. 1,732 in Polish

strefa

Zone.

In a sentence

Strefa ciszy jest na drugim piętrze biblioteki.
The quiet zone is on the second floor of the library.
Here, 'strefa' refers to a designated zone or area for a specific purpose (quiet) within a building.
Strefa ekonomiczna przyciąga wielu inwestorów.
The economic zone attracts many investors.
In this sentence, 'strefa' is used to denote a region classified for particular economical activities or regulations.
Jesteśmy teraz w strefie czasowej Europy Środkowej.
We are now in the Central European time zone.
Here, 'strefa' describes a conceptual zone defining a particular standard of time, specific to geographical regions.

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