a city of Poland, the capital of the province of Lublin, is situate on the left bank of the Bistritz, 95 miles S.E. from Warsaw. Formerly fortified, the town is still surrounded by walls and ditches. It consists of houses built for the most part of wood and irregularly grouped, and is divided into two parts, the upper and the lower. The chief buildings are an old citadel, the cathedral of St Michael, the Sobieski Palace, a Piarist college, and several churches. There are also monasteries, a synagogue, and several educational and charitable institutions. Lublin is one of the chief seats in Poland of the coarse woollen and cotton manufacture; and trades in corn, cloth, and Hungarian wine. It is the see of a bishop, and has a court of appeal. Its three great annual fairs, each lasting a month, are frequented by Turks and Armenians. Pop. about 15,000.