Pole en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /pol/ (Scotland)
- /pɐʉl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- [pʰɒɫ] doll–dole merger
- /poʊl/ (Canada, US)
- /pɒl/ doll–dole merger
- /pəʊl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [pʰoɫ] (Scotland)
- [pʰɒʊɫ] (Received-Pronunciation)
- [pʰoəɫ] (Canada, US)
- [pʰɒʊɫ] (Australia, New-Zealand)
- [pʰoːɫ] (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
- /poːl/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
- [pʰoʊɫ] (Canada, US)
Etymology
From German Pole.
Meanings
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A person from Poland or of Polish descent.
The Poles are well dressed, handsome, and somehow on a larger scale than their surroundings, as if they have grown since the war and Poland itself has not.
1989 May, Priit J. Vesilind, “The Baltic: Arena of Power”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 626:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
Translations (142)
rue поля́к (person from Poland) · cs Polák (person from Poland) · ko 폴란드인 (person from Poland) · cy Pwyliad (person from Poland) · pt polonesa (person from Poland) · he פּוֹלָנִי (person from Poland) · ro polon (person from Poland) · he פּוֹלָנִית (person from Poland) · mn польш хүн (person from Poland) · fr Polonais (person from Poland) · nb polakk (person from Poland) · csb Pòlôszka (person from Poland) · fo póllendingur (person from Poland) · rue по́лька (person from Poland) · vi người Ba Lan (person from Poland) · ru поля́чка (person from Poland) · tr Polonez (person from Poland) · sl Poljákinja (person from Poland) · ar بُولَنْدِيَّة (person from Poland) · de Polin (person from Poland) · bn পোলীয় (person from Poland) · es polaco (person from Poland) · mk Полјачка (person from Poland) · dsb Pólak (person from Poland) · sgs lėnks (person from Poland) · ar بُولَنْدِيّ (person from Poland) · be паля́чка (person from Poland) · wym Pöła (person from Poland) · sw Wapoli (person from Poland) · et poolakas (person from Poland) · ga Polannach (person from Poland) · lt lenkas (person from Poland) · uk лях (person from Poland) · ro poloneză (person from Poland) · orv лѧхъ (person from Poland) · ko 폴란드 사람 (person from Poland) · sh Pòljāk (person from Poland) · az polyak (person from Poland) · de Pole (person from Poland) · hu lengyel (person from Poland) · tr Leh (person from Poland) · izh poljakka (person from Poland) · uz polyak (person from Poland) · vo Polänan (person from Poland) · sh Poljàkinja (person from Poland) · ast polacu (person from Poland) · uk по́лька (person from Poland) · ce поляк (person from Poland) · ca polonès (person from Poland) · da polak (person from Poland) · ka პოლონელი (person from Poland) · lt lenkė (person from Poland) · sk Poliak (person from Poland) · lv poliete (person from Poland) · pt polonês (person from Poland) · gd Pòlainneach (person from Poland) · cs Polka (person from Poland) · ug پولەك (person from Poland) · ba поляк (person from Poland) · sv polska (person from Poland) · kw Polak (person from Poland) · haw Pōlani (person from Poland) · fi puolalainen (person from Poland) · pt polaco (person from Poland) · sh Поља̀киња (person from Poland) · cy Pwyles (person from Poland) · ru ля́шка (person from Poland) · tr Polonyalı (person from Poland) · hy լեհ (person from Poland) · ca polonesa (person from Poland) · es polaca (person from Poland) · is Pólverji (person from Poland) · ky поляк (person from Poland) · sq polonez (person from Poland) · sq polak (person from Poland) · ja ポーランド人 (person from Poland) · bg по́ляк (person from Poland) · be лях (person from Poland) · tg лаҳистонӣ (person from Poland) · sk Polka (person from Poland) · tk polýak (person from Poland) · sw Mpoli (person from Poland) · el Πολωνίδα (person from Poland) · sh По̀ља̄к (person from Poland) · be по́лька (person from Poland) · eo polo (person from Poland) · szl Polok (person from Poland) · ota له (person from Poland) · axm լեհ (person from Poland) · szl Polka (person from Poland) · gl polonés (person from Poland) · fa لهستانی (person from Poland) · vo hi-Polänan (person from Poland) · nl Poolse (person from Poland) · sv polack (person from Poland) · yue 波蘭人 /波兰人 (person from Poland) · ru по́лька (person from Poland) · mk Полјак (person from Poland) · uk поля́к (person from Poland) · be паля́к (person from Poland) · kk польшалық (person from Poland) · th ชาวโปแลนด์ (person from Poland) · yi פּאָליאַטשקע (person from Poland) · sl Polják (person from Poland) · dsb Pólka (person from Poland) · yi פּאָליאַנער (person from Poland) · bg поля́к (person from Poland) · uk ля́шка (person from Poland) · ro polonă (person from Poland) · bg поляки́ня (person from Poland) · eo polino (person from Poland) · it polacco (person from Poland) · ro polonez (person from Poland) · uk поля́чка (person from Poland) · hu polyák (person from Poland) · ru лях (person from Poland) · tt поляк (person from Poland) · nl Pool (person from Poland) · lv polis (person from Poland) · nn polakk (person from Poland) · ar بُولَنْدِيَّة (person from Poland) · vo ji-Polänan (person from Poland) · yi פּאָליאַק (person from Poland) · it polacca (person from Poland) · pt polaca (person from Poland) · csb Pòlôch (person from Poland) · be ля́шка (person from Poland) · af Pool (person from Poland) · ast polaca (person from Poland) · hi पोलिश (person from Poland) · tg полякӣ (person from Poland) · vec połaco (person from Poland) · ar بُولَنْدِيّ (person from Poland) · pl Polka (person from Poland) · cmn 波蘭人 /波兰人 (person from Poland) · el Πολωνός (person from Poland) · pl Polak (person from Poland) · fr Polonaise (person from Poland) · ru поля́к (person from Poland) · hi पोल (person from Poland) · kk поляк (person from Poland) · kw Polakes (person from Poland)