Polónia
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from 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”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Po‧ló‧ni‧a
Proper noun edit
Polónia f (European spelling)
- Poland (a country in Central Europe; official name: República da Polónia)