Category: GovernancePart of speech: nounDifficulty: AdvancedRecommended for ★ UPSC

bezpieczeństwo

/bezpyecheнstvo/Roman

English meaning: Security

Polish Definition

(Polski)

Stan ochrony przed zagrożeniami zewnętrznymi i wewnętrznymi.

English Definition

The state of being protected from danger. Poland is NATO's eastern flank, sharing borders with Russia (Kaliningrad exclave) and Belarus. Since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Poland has become NATO's most strategically critical member, hosting over 1 million Ukrainian refugees and building Europe's largest army. Poland's security concerns have global geopolitical ramifications.

Example

Polska jest kluczowym wschodnim filarem NATO wobec rosyjskiej agresji na Ukrainę.

In English: Poland is NATO's crucial eastern pillar in the face of Russian aggression against Ukraine.

Synonyms

  • ochrona
  • obrona

Antonyms / Opposites

  • zagrożenie
  • niebezpieczeństwo

Literary Heritage

Władza, która nie chce słuchać, w końcu musi mówić językiem przemocy.

Power that will not listen must ultimately speak the language of violence.

Czesław Miłosz · Poet / Essayist · 20th century

Zniewolony umysł

Zniewolony umysł (The Captive Mind), Ch. 8, 1953

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