oddział

Meaning

1. unit, squad (group of soldiers)
2. department, branch (particular part of an enterprise or institution specialized in something)
3. department, branch (particular part of an enterprise or institution specialized in something)
4. branch (part of a large enterprise or institution that is an independent facility)
5. branch (part of a large enterprise or institution that is an independent facility)
6. ward (part of a hospital where patients reside)
7. ward (part of a hospital where patients reside)
8. grade (one of the groups into which children or adolescents are divided at school or kindergarten)
9. (obsolete) team (any organized group of people)

Hyphenated as

od‧dział

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɔd.d͡ʑaw/

Etymology

Deverbal from oddzielić. First attested in 1572. Compare Kashubian òddzél, Russian отде́л (otdél), and Silesian ôddzioł.

Sentences

" Weźmiemy oddział z dwustu żołnierzy i przekradniemy się na drugi koniec wąwozu."

“We'll take a squad of two hundred soldiers and sneak to the other end of the ravine.”