Poland
a republic in eastern central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. About 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Capital: Warsaw.
- Polish Pol·ska [pawl-skah] /ˈpɔl skɑ/ .
- Formerly Polish People's Republic .
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How to use Poland in a sentence
During his studies in Poland, he confessed to his father that he was lonely.
Fou Ts’ong, Chinese pianist who bridged East and West, dies at 86 of covid-19 | Emily Langer | January 7, 2021 | Washington PostPoland embraced the Katyn Memorial as a symbol of Polish identity, when in fact it was something slightly different—it was a symbol of Polish-American identity.
A City Tried to Move a Monument. The Fight That Ensued Shows the Power of History | Keith Lowe | December 8, 2020 | TimeFears are rising that Europe is running out of chances to control the new outbreak, as infections hit record daily highs in Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy and Poland.
The ability to get an accurate measurement of the air quality in their home city of Krakow, Poland is what drove the team of engineers that launched Airly to start their business.
Air quality monitoring service Airly raises $2 million as fires, pollution force consumers to take note | Jonathan Shieber | October 2, 2020 | TechCrunchBelarus borders Poland, Poland is a NATO member, and NATO has forward deployed five battalions — three to the Baltics and two in Poland.
We do see that a few European countries have them on the books: Germany, Poland, Italy, Ireland, a couple more.
My coworker from Poland told me about plackis, which are essentially the same thing as latkes without the Chanukah story.
The images come from Poland; successful immigrants to America returned with 16mm cameras to film their relatives and shtetls.
In Hands of Hungarian Artist, Jewish Home Movies of the ’30s a Warning of Coming Holocaust | Daniel Genis | October 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe history of Poland teaches us that peace in the world is not a given.
Shocked by Ukraine Violence, NATO Prepares to Face Down Putin | Leo Cendrowicz | October 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis mood only began to change after the Nazi blitzkrieg of Poland drew Britain into the Second World War.
Blood and War: The Hard Truth About ‘Boots on the Ground’ | Clive Irving | September 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBy the beginning of November the theatre of war was virtually transferred from Prussia to Poland.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonPoland has been the true object; and, to cover the substantial seizures there, has been the trick of the French invasion.
Ladislaus IV, king of Poland, died, aged 80; universally respected for all those virtues which should grace a throne.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellOrganisation was his first work, and his former experience of irregular warfare in Poland stood him in good stead.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonGeneral Diebitsch, commander of the Russian forces in Poland, died, by the official accounts of cholera; it is supposed by poison.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel Munsell
British Dictionary definitions for Poland
/ (ˈpəʊlənd) /
a republic in central Europe, on the Baltic: first united in the 10th century; dissolved after the third partition effected by Austria, Russia, and Prussia in 1795; re-established independence in 1918; invaded by Germany in 1939; ruled by a Communist government from 1947 to 1989, when a multiparty system was introduced; joined the EU in 2004. It consists chiefly of a low undulating plain in the north, rising to a low plateau in the south, with the Sudeten and Carpathian Mountains along the S border. Official language: Polish. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: złoty. Capital: Warsaw. Pop: 38 383 809 (2013 est). Area: 311 730 sq km (120 359 sq miles): Polish name: Polska
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Cultural definitions for Poland
Republic in central Europe, bordered by the Baltic Sea and Russia to the north, Lithuania to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, The Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, and Germany to the west. Its capital and largest city is Warsaw.
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