No. 595 in Polish
ws
The Polish word "ws" is an abbreviation meaning "regarding" or "concerning."
In a sentence
Kierujemy uwagę na rozważenia ws. ochrony środowiska.
We direct attention to considerations regarding environmental protection.
Here, 'ws.' is used as an abbreviation for 'w sprawie,' which means 'regarding' or 'concerning' in English, to introduce the topic of environmental protection.
Polska delegacja przedstawi nowe propozycje ws. bezpieczeństwa.
The Polish delegation will present new proposals concerning security.
In this context, 'ws.' is used in political or official settings to introduce the matter of security being discussed.
Ws. tego problemu będziemy organizować otwarte spotkania.
Regarding this issue, we will organize open meetings.
Here, 'ws.' is similarly used to specify the subject of the public meetings, 'this issue' in this case.
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