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polka

[pohl-kuh, poh-kuh]

noun

plural

polkas 
  1. a lively couple dance of Bohemian origin, with music in duple meter.

  2. a piece of music for such a dance or in its rhythm.



verb (used without object)

polkaed, polkaing 
  1. to dance the polka.

polka

/ ˈ±čɒ±ō°ģə /

noun

  1. a 19th-century Bohemian dance with three steps and a hop, in fast duple time

  2. a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (intr) to dance a polka

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

polka

  1. A lively dance for couples, originating in eastern Europe.

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Johann Strauss, the Younger wrote many polkas.
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of polka1

1835–45; < Czech: literally, Polish woman or girl; compare Polish polka Polish woman, polak Pole
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of polka1

C19: via French from Czech pulka half-step, from pul half
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Example Sentences

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It was mainly square dancing, but we also learned to waltz, polka, schottische and foxtrot.

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Madigan is fond of the trick that is setting particularly bloody sequences to high-energy, tonally mismatched tunes — Hartnett bashes and stabs his way through everything from punk to polka.

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But then I found a colorized obscure album cover of Bob in the shirt, and it was green polka dot, which even made it, I think, less attractive to Jim.

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Musical groups touch on jazz, klezmer, reggae, polka, gospel and more, as the festivities strive to reflect Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and other cultural traditions, this year delves deeper into Southern California’s Filipino and Aztec communities.

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In Aspartame, the descriptions of the physical side effects of bulimia aren’t sugar coated, she is ā€œrail thin in a polka dressā€ with ā€œtooth enamel dissolved by stomach acidā€.

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