Polonian

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adjective (1)

Po·​lo·​ni·​an

pəˈlōnēən

archaic

: polish

a Polonian Jew by birth

—W. J. Mickle

Polonian

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noun

"

plural -s

archaic

: pole sense 1

served against the Tartar and the Polonian

—J. H. Burton

Polonian

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adjective (2)

"

: resembling or held to resemble Polonius : having qualities or habits held to characterize Polonius

Word History

Etymology

Adjective (1)

Medieval Latin Polonia Poland + English -an

Adjective (2)

Polonius, worldly-wise and long-winded old courtier in the tragedy Hamlet (about 1601) by William Shakespeare †1616 English dramatist and poet + English -an

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