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Lądek

//ˈlɔn.dɛk//
Polishname

Definitions

  1. 1.
    Lądek (a village in the Gmina of Bisztynek, Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)
  2. 2.
    Lądek (a village in the Gmina of Grodziec, Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland)
  3. 3.
    Lądek (a village in the Gmina of Lądek, Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland)
  4. 4.
    humorousslangLondon (the capital and largest city of the United Kingdom)
  5. 5.
    humorousslangLondon (the capital and largest city of England, United Kingdom)

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • lądczanin
  • lądczanka
Synonyms

Etymology

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.

Forms

  • lądeckiadjective
Nominative
Singular
Lądek
Plural
Genitive
Singular
Lądka
Plural
Dative
Singular
Lądkowi
Plural
Accusative
Singular
Lądek
Plural
Instrumental
Singular
Lądkiem
Plural
Locative
Singular
Lądku
Plural
Vocative
Singular
Lądku
Plural

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