Definitions

1. noun

a female given name of Polish origin; a Polish poet and essayist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1996

“Her collection of poems, ‘Miracle Fair’, earned her the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1996.”

2. proper noun

the surname of Polish poet and essayist, Nobel laureate (1923-2012)

“Wisława Szymborska, a celebrated Polish poet and essayist, passed away in 2012.”