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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Czech Mikulov.
Proper noun
Mikulov
- A town in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic; formerly an important centre for Moravian Jewry.
- Synonym: Nikolsburg
1995, Eduard Petiška, translated by Norah Hronkovà, Tales of Castles in the Land of Moravia, Martin, page 45:It is said that the Swedes tried to win Mikulov in southern Moravia by trickery. The Swedish soldiers had already pillaged and burnt all the villages around Mikulov, Mikulov alone resisted.
2000, Daphne Berdahl, Matti Bunzl, Martha Lampland, editors, Altering States, University of Michigan Press, page 49:By foot , it is possible to navigate the old city of Mikulov (which is to say, the Nikolsburg part) in twenty minutes, circumambulating the entire citadel. There is more to modern Mikulov (which is to say, the real Mikulov part), but it lies some kilometers from the center: […] .
Mikulov′s Jewish history is impressive indeed. For centuries it was the seat of Jewish administration for Moravia, home of the legislative councils ruled by the Landesrabbiner, Moravia's chief rabbis.
2016, Davide Torsello, The New Environmentalism?, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), page 89:Fourth, although there are interest groups which have pushed for the road construction in both variants, the Mikulov variant has been, since the early stages, preferred by regional political authorities.
Usage notes
Also called Nikolsburg, especially in historical and Jewish contexts.
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