adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the Poles, or to Poland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
Polonaise
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Sound
Pronunciation
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rhymes with -eɪz
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/ˌpɒləˈneɪz/
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/ˌpoʊləˈneɪz/
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CMU ARPABET: P AA2 L AH0 N EY1 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
The Polish language.
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noun
Meaning 3
A stately Polish dance in triple time and moderate tempo.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: dance, dancing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 4
Music for this dance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
Meaning 5
A woman's dress having a tight bodice and a skirt divided to show a coloured underskirt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: robe à la polonaise
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
A short overcoat bordered with fur.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 7
A garnish made with melted butter, breadcrumbs, and herbs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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noun
Meaning 8
Synonym of Polish bed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Polish bed
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 9
To dance the polonaise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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noun
Meaning 10
a woman's dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to reveal a colorful underskirt
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: dress, frock
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French polonaise (“Polish”).
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Azerbaijani: polonez — dance
- Bulgarian: полонеза (poloneza) — dance
- Catalan: polonesa — dance
- Czech: polonéza — dance
- Finnish: poloneesi — dance
- French: polonaise — dance
- German: Polonäse — dance
- German: Polonaise — dance
- Greek: πολωνέζα (polonéza) — dance
- Hungarian: polonéz — dance
- Irish: polanáis — dance
- Irish: polannach — dance
- Italian: polacca — dance
- Japanese: ポロネーズ (poronēzu) — dance
- Korean: 폴로네즈 (pollonejeu) — dance
- Persian: پولونز (polonez) — dance
- Polish: polonez — dance
- Portuguese: polonesa — dance
- Russian: полоне́з (polonɛ́z) — dance
- Turkish: polonez — dance
- Uzbek: polonez — dance
- Catalan: polonesa — music for this dance
- French: polonaise — music for this dance
- Greek: πολωνέζα (polonéza) — music for this dance
- Irish: polannach — music for this dance
- Korean: 폴로네즈 (pollonejeu) — music for this dance
- Polish: polonez — music for this dance
- Russian: полоне́з (polonɛ́z) — music for this dance
- Turkish: polonez — music for this dance
- Polish: poloneska — woman's dress