POLONAISE


Meaning of POLONAISE in English

/ ˌpɒləˈneɪz; NAmE ˌpɑːl-/ noun

a slow Polish dance that was popular in the 19th century; a piece of music for this dance

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent.: from French , feminine of polonais Polish, from medieval Latin Polonia Poland.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.