polje
/ (ˈpəʊljɛ) /
noun
geography a large elliptical depression in karst regions, sometimes containing a marsh or small lake
Origin of polje
1Serbo-Croat, literally: field; related to floor
Words Nearby polje
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How to use polje in a sentence
We were defending a polje—one of their high mountain valleys, against a Beg and his troops.
The Marriage of William Ashe | Mrs. Humphry WardIn 1738 they rebelled, again to be defeated in the scene of their national trauma, in Kosovo polje.
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