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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔn.dɛk/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔndɛk
  • Syllabification: Lą‧dek

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

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Lądek m inan (related adjective lądecki)

  1. Lądek (a village in the Gmina of Bisztynek, Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)
  2. Lądek (a village in the Gmina of Grodziec, Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland)
  3. Lądek (a village in the Gmina of Lądek, Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland)
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Etymology 2

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From a situational gag in the cult comedy film Miś, where a post office clerk refuses to send a telegram, saying that “There is no such city as London. There is Lądek, Lądek-Zdrój...”, maliciously pretending not to realize that the customer wants to send the telegram to England.

Proper noun

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Lądek m inan

  1. (humorous, slang) London (the capital and largest city of the United Kingdom)
    Synonym: Londyn
  2. (humorous, slang) London (the capital and largest city of England, United Kingdom)
    Synonym: Londyn
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Further reading

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  • Lądek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Lądek in PWN's encyclopedia