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English translation: nad Wieprzem

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02:42 Nov 4, 2010

German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Other / Address abbreviation

German term or phrase: n/W

Part of an address in connection with the town of Izbica (Poland). The document is a letter sent from Izbica to Germany by a native German speaker and dates from the 1940s.
It appears as follows:

Izbica n/W Kreis Krasnystaw, Distr. Lublin General Gouvernement

and again next to the date:

Izbica n/W.29. Maerz 1942

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English translation:nad Wieprzem

Explanation:
its simply part of the location name. 'nad Wieprzem' means on the river 'Wieprz'.
( similar to Frankfurt a.d.O.= Frankfurt an der Oder)

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-11-04 04:00:50 GMT)
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