/ 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.
/ 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. 2005