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Polish en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpəʊlɪʃ/ (UK)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈpoʊlɪʃ/ (US)
  • pōʹlĭsh (US)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Pole + -ish. Doublet of Poylish.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, from or native to Poland, or relating to the Polish language.
    • A far-right Polish MP has extinguished candles on a menorah lit for Hanukah in Poland’s parliament, disrupting proceedings before a planned vote of confidence in the new government. 2023 December 12, Shaun Walker, “Far-right Polish MP uses fire extinguisher to put out Hanukah candles”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 Jun 2025:
    • Vinokur pulled the trigger a second and third time. "You're lying, you Polish cunt!" he screamed. 2007, Elazar Barkan, Elizabeth A. Cole, Kai Struve, Shared History, Divided Memory, page 287:
    • As we mentioned the only chemical used in Polish meats or sausages was potassium nitrate even though the list of food additives allowed in Europe was long and impressive. 2009, Stanley Marianski, Adam Marianski, Miroslaw Gebarowski, Polish Sausages: Authentic Recipes and Instructions, page 13:
    • “There’s a sense of betrayal,” said the former Hamtramck mayor Karen Majewski, who is Polish American. 2023 June 17, Tom Perkins, “‘A sense of betrayal’: liberal dismay as Muslim-led US city bans Pride flags”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 10 Aug 2023:

Forms

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Deriveds

reverse Polish notation · Polishness · Polish Messianism · Polish overdrive · Polish millet · Second Polish Republic · pan-Polish · Polish alexandrine · Polish notation · resting Polish face · Polish Lowland Sheepdog · Polish fire drill · Polish victory lap · Polish-Lithuanian · anti-Polish

Synonyms

Polono- · Polandish

Translations (116)

szl polsko (of Poland or its language) · uz polyak (of Poland or its language) · ko 뽈스까의 (of Poland or its language) · tr Leh (of Poland or its language) · ka პოლონელი (of Poland or its language) · he פּוֹלָנִי (of Poland or its language) · vi Ba Lan (of Poland or its language) · eo pollingva (of Poland or its language) · bn লেহিস্তানী (of Poland or its language) · uk по́льський (of Poland or its language) · mr पोलिश (of Poland or its language) · cy Pwylaidd (of Poland or its language) · lt lenkų (of Poland or its language) · th โปแลนด์ (of Poland or its language) · gur pola (of Poland or its language) · pt polaco (of Poland or its language) · ro leahă (of Poland or its language) · tg полякӣ (of Poland or its language) · gd Pòlainneach (of Poland or its language) · cu пол҄ьскъ (of Poland or its language) · sw Kipolandi (of Poland or its language) · gl polonés (of Poland or its language) · es polonés (of Poland or its language) · hu lengyel (of Poland or its language) · is pólskur (of Poland or its language) · crh Leh (of Poland or its language) · sq polak (of Poland or its language) · dsb pólski (of Poland or its language) · et poola (of Poland or its language) · lv polisks (of Poland or its language) · pl polski (of Poland or its language) · mt Pollakk (of Poland or its language) · la Polonicus (of Poland or its language) · ar بُولَنْدِيّ (of Poland or its language) · pih Poelish (of Poland or its language) · ro polonez m poloneză (of Poland or its language) · ia polac (of Poland or its language) · hy լեհական (of Poland or its language) · sl póljski (of Poland or its language) · ro polon (of Poland or its language) · ps پولنډی (of Poland or its language) · yi פּויליש (of Poland or its language) · da polsk (of Poland or its language) · az polyak (of Poland or its language) · kk польшалық (of Poland or its language) · cmn 波蘭的 /波兰的 (of Poland or its language) · ko 폴란드의 (of Poland or its language) · fi puolalainen (of Poland or its language) · sh pȍljskī (of Poland or its language) · eo pola (of Poland or its language) · sk poľský (of Poland or its language) · tt поляк (of Poland or its language) · lo ໂປແລັນ (of Poland or its language) · rup puluneascã (of Poland or its language) · sv polsk (of Poland or its language) · de polnisch (of Poland or its language) · csb pòlsczi (of Poland or its language) · ast polacu (of Poland or its language) · bn পোলীয় (of Poland or its language) · hsb pólski (of Poland or its language) · sw Kipoli (of Poland or its language) · bg по́лски (of Poland or its language) · af Pools (of Poland or its language) · szl polski (of Poland or its language) · ia polonese (of Poland or its language) · ky поляк (of Poland or its language) · ur پولش (of Poland or its language) · fo pólskur (of Poland or its language) · ro leși (of Poland or its language) · ug پولەك (of Poland or its language) · lv poļu (of Poland or its language) · nb polsk (of Poland or its language) · tr Polonyalı (of Poland or its language) · ce польшин (of Poland or its language) · pt polonês (of Poland or its language) · tl Polako (of Poland or its language) · br polonek (of Poland or its language) · sq polake (of Poland or its language) · fa لهستانی (of Poland or its language) · tg лаҳистонӣ (of Poland or its language) · gmw-ecg pulsch (of Poland or its language) · mn польш (of Poland or its language) · gl polaco (of Poland or its language) · rup pulunescu (of Poland or its language) · lt lenkiškas (of Poland or its language) · hy լեհերեն (of Poland or its language) · ga Polannach (of Poland or its language) · nl Pools (of Poland or its language) · orv польскъ (of Poland or its language) · sh по̏љскӣ (of Poland or its language) · ca polonès (of Poland or its language) · br poloniat (of Poland or its language) · tk polýak (of Poland or its language) · cs polský (of Poland or its language) · nn polsk (of Poland or its language) · km ប៉ូឡូញ (of Poland or its language) · ru по́льский (of Poland or its language) · rue по́льскый (of Poland or its language) · haw Pōlani (of Poland or its language) · ota له (of Poland or its language) · kw polonek (of Poland or its language) · ro leah (of Poland or its language) · mk полски (of Poland or its language) · be по́льскі (of Poland or its language) · el πολωνέζικος (of Poland or its language) · ar بُولَنْدِيّ (of Poland or its language) · hi पोलिश (of Poland or its language) · ka პოლონური (of Poland or its language) · eo pollanda (of Poland or its language) · fr polonais (of Poland or its language) · es polaco (of Poland or its language) · it polacco (of Poland or its language) · ro polonă (of Poland or its language) · ja ポーランドの (of Poland or its language) · my ပိုလန် (of Poland or its language) · el πολωνικός (of Poland or its language)

Polish en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpəʊlɪʃ/ (UK)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈpoʊlɪʃ/ (US)
  • pōʹlĭsh (US)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Pole + -ish. Doublet of Poylish.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The language spoken in Poland.
    • The big advantage of learning Russian is that, once you’re proficient, you can understand other Slav languages such as Czech, Polish or Bulgarian. 2021 April 25, John Malathronas, “Which languages are easiest – and most difficult – for native English speakers to learn?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2022:
  2. (uncountable) A breed of chickens with a large crest of feathers.

Forms

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Deriveds

Ponglish · Polglish

Relateds

Middle Polish · Wikibooks:Polish language course · Old Polish · Wiktionary’s coverage of Polish terms · Pole

Translations (103)

sk poľština (the language of Poland) · szl polsko godka (the language of Poland) · ja ポーランド語 (the language of Poland) · ms bahasa Poland (the language of Poland) · he פולנית (the language of Poland) · xmf პოლონური ნინა (the language of Poland) · ia polonese (the language of Poland) · ro polonă (the language of Poland) · sk poľský (the language of Poland) · uk по́льська мо́ва (the language of Poland) · vi tiếng Ba-lan (the language of Poland) · nn polsk (the language of Poland) · id bahasa Polandia (the language of Poland) · tt поляк (the language of Poland) · ka პოლონური ენა (the language of Poland) · uk по́льська (the language of Poland) · is pólska (the language of Poland) · ro poloneză (the language of Poland) · bar poinisch (the language of Poland) · lv poļu valoda (the language of Poland) · kl polenimiutut (the language of Poland) · zu Isipholisha (the language of Poland) · el πολωνέζικα (the language of Poland) · hsb pólšćina (the language of Poland) · kk поляк тілі (the language of Poland) · eo pola (the language of Poland) · mk полски (the language of Poland) · es polaco (the language of Poland) · ga Polainnis (the language of Poland) · af Pools (the language of Poland) · hi पोलिश (the language of Poland) · sco Pols (the language of Poland) · da polsk (the language of Poland) · sh по̏љскӣ (the language of Poland) · pt polonês (the language of Poland) · eu poloniera (the language of Poland) · sh pȍljskī (the language of Poland) · gd Pòlainnis (the language of Poland) · pl język polski (the language of Poland) · ne पोलिश (the language of Poland) · mdf польшань (the language of Poland) · th ภาษาโปแลนด์ (the language of Poland) · fa لهستانی (the language of Poland) · mr पोलिश (the language of Poland) · csb pòlsczi jãzëk (the language of Poland) · sq polonisht (the language of Poland) · wa polonès (the language of Poland) · cmn 波蘭語 /波兰语 (the language of Poland) · nds-de Poolsch (the language of Poland) · et poola (the language of Poland) · arn pulska dungun (the language of Poland) · ur پولستانی (the language of Poland) · sw Kipoli (the language of Poland) · sv polska (the language of Poland) · fy Poalsk (the language of Poland) · be по́льская мо́ва (the language of Poland) · pl polszczyzna (the language of Poland) · sq gjuha polake (the language of Poland) · fi puola (the language of Poland) · fr polonais (the language of Poland) · ca polonès (the language of Poland) · bg по́лски (the language of Poland) · sl póljščina (the language of Poland) · gl polaco (the language of Poland) · lt lenkų (the language of Poland) · ast polacu (the language of Poland) · mt Pollakk (the language of Poland) · lv poļu (the language of Poland) · bn লেহিস্তানী (the language of Poland) · uz polyakcha (the language of Poland) · ru по́льский (the language of Poland) · cy Pwyleg (the language of Poland) · ta போலிஷ் (the language of Poland) · el πολωνικά (the language of Poland) · ti ፖሊሽ (the language of Poland) · ka პოლონური (the language of Poland) · br poloneg (the language of Poland) · cs polština (the language of Poland) · am የፖላንድ ቋንቋ (the language of Poland) · az polyak dili (the language of Poland) · gur polne (the language of Poland) · sw Kipolandi (the language of Poland) · ug پولەكچە (the language of Poland) · pt polaco (the language of Poland) · kw Polonek (the language of Poland) · hy լեհերեն (the language of Poland) · sq polonishte (the language of Poland) · lt lenkiškai (the language of Poland) · ce полякийн мотт (the language of Poland) · ar بُولَنْدِيَّة (the language of Poland) · az polyak (the language of Poland) · tr Lehçe (the language of Poland) · nl Pools (the language of Poland) · fo pólskt (the language of Poland) · it polacco (the language of Poland) · de Polnisch (the language of Poland) · dsb pólšćina (the language of Poland) · nv Póolish Dineʼé bizaad (the language of Poland) · nb polsk (the language of Poland) · ko 폴란드어 (the language of Poland) · fi puolan kieli (the language of Poland) · be по́льская (the language of Poland) · hu lengyel (the language of Poland)

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