Polónia

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 (European spelling)

  1. Poland (a country in Central Europe; official name: República da Polónia)
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