Polónia

See also: polonia, Polonia, Polònia, Polônia, and Połonia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

  • Hyphenation: Po‧ló‧ni‧a

Proper noun

Polónia f (plural Polónias) (European Portuguese spelling)

  1. Poland (a country in Central Europe; official name: República da Polónia; capital and largest city: Varsóvia)

See also

countries in Europe: países da Europa (appendix)edit
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