Poland

[ poh-luhnd ]

/ ˈpoʊ lənd /

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noun

a republic in eastern central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. About 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Capital: Warsaw.

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Polish Pol·ska

[pawl-skah] /ˈpɔl skɑ/ . Formerly Polish People's Republic .

Words nearby Poland

pol, Pola, Polabian, Polack, polacre, Poland, Poland China, Poland, invasion of, Polanski, polar, polar axis

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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 Post
Poland 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|Time
Fears 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.
Stocks fall as Europe reports rising covid rates|Jeff|October 15, 2020|Fortune
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|TechCrunch

Belarus borders Poland, Poland is a NATO member, and NATO has forward deployed five battalions — three to the Baltics and two in Poland.
Why You Should Care About Belarus|Tracy Moran|August 17, 2020|Ozy
We do see that a few European countries have them on the books: Germany, Poland, Italy, Ireland, a couple more.
In Defense of Blasphemy|Michael Tomasky|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
My coworker from Poland told me about plackis, which are essentially the same thing as latkes without the Chanukah story.
I Ate Potato Pancakes Til I Plotzed|Emily Shire|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
The 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|DAILY BEAST
This 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|DAILY BEAST
By the beginning of November the theatre of war was virtually transferred from Prussia to Poland.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Poland has been the true object; and, to cover the substantial seizures there, has been the trick of the French invasion.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
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 Munsell
Organisation was his first work, and his former experience of irregular warfare in Poland stood him in good stead.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
General 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

Poland

/ (ˈpəʊlənd) /

noun

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

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.

notes for Poland

Poland was a great power from the fourteenth through the seventeenth centuries, but in the eighteenth century it was partitioned three times among Austria, Prussia, and Russia. It was again recognized as an independent state in 1919.

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The invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 precipitated World War II.

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During World War II, about six million Poles, including three million Jews (see also Jews), died from German massacres, starvation, and execution in concentration camps such as Auschwitz.

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In 1952, Poland became a people's republic on the Soviet model.

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The Solidarity movement, which demanded greater worker control in Poland, emerged in the early 1980s as one of the first signs of popular discontent with single-party rule and the communist economic system.

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In 1989, Solidarity-backed candidates swept to victory in free elections, but Solidarity subsequently declined sharply as a political force.

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Poland joined NATO in 1999.