Krakow

== English == === Alternative forms === Cracow, Kraków (common variants) Cracov, Krakau (rare or obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English crakou, crawcow. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɹækaʊ/, /ˈkɹɑkaʊ/, /ˈkɹækoʊ/, /ˈkɹɑkoʊ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɹækaʊ/ Hyphenation: Krak‧ow === Proper noun === Krakow A city on the Vistula River, the capital of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland and the former capital (until 1596) of Poland as a whole. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====