Szczecin

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • city in what is now Poland (country); the capital of West Pomeranian Voivodeship; Stettin.

Origin

  • From Polish. Stettin, from German, is ultimately the same term. The city is first mentioned in 1133 as Stetin. The name is from a Slavic language; see Wikipedia's article on the subject for several hypothesized etymons.

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