Polónia

See also: polonia, Polonia, Polònia, Polônia, and Połonia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Polônia (Brazil)

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puˈlɔ.njɐ/

• Hyphenation: Po‧ló‧ni‧a

Proper noun

Polónia f (European Portuguese spelling)

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

Related terms

• polaco
• polonês