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Definition of polonaise noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

polonaise

noun

/ˌpɒləˈneɪz/

/ˌpɑːləˈneɪz/

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a slow Polish dance that was popular in the 19th century; a piece of music for this danceTopics Musicc2
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French, feminine of polonais ‘Polish’, from medieval Latin Polonia ‘Poland’.

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