Poland
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈpəʊ.lənd//
- United States//ˈpoɫ.ənd//
- United States//ˈpoʊ.lənd//
A country in Central Europe. Official name: Republic of Poland. Capital and largest city: Warsaw.
proper noun
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A country in Central Europe. Official name: Republic of Poland. Capital and largest city: Warsaw.
Hungary, Austria and Poland are still refusing to participate in the resettlement plan, due to end in September. Other Eastern European countries, such as the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovakia, are only doing so on a limited basis, the commission said.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Cass Township, Clay County, Indiana.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
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A number of places in the United States: A village in Herkimer County, New York.
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A number of places in the United States: A village and township in Mahoning County, Ohio.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Eaton, Brown County, Wisconsin.
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A village on Kiritimati, Kiribati, named after the home country of a plantation manager.
The principal economic activity is copra production, the Government copra plantation covering some 5,170 ha. The population in 1989 was estimated at 2,000, the great majority of whom live in London, Banana and Poland villages in the west.
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A surname.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der. Proto-Slavic *poľe Proto-Slavic *-janъ Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Slavic *-inъ Proto-Slavic *-janinъ Proto-Slavic *poľaninъder. German Polebor. English Pole Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land English Poland 1560s. From Pole + land, a phono-semantic matching of German Polen (“Poland”), from Old Polish Polanie (“Poles”, literally “field dwellers”), from Proto-Slavic *poľane, plural of *poľaninъ (“field dweller”), from *poľe (“field”) + *-ěninъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat, wide”).
Poland · A country in Central Europe. Official name: Republic of Poland. Capital and largest city: Warsaw.
polar · Of or having a pole or polarity, as: Of, relating to,…pole · Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender…Pole · A person from Poland or of Polish descent.