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po·lo 
[poh-loh] Pronunciation Key
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[poh-loh] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a game played on horseback between two teams, each of four players, the object being to score points by driving a wooden ball into the opponents' goal using a long-handled mallet. |
| 2. | any game broadly resembling this, esp. water polo. |
| 3. | polo shirt. |
[Origin: 1835–45; < Balti (Tibetan language of Kashmir): ball]
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po·lo·ist, noun
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Po·lo
[poh-loh] Pronunciation Key
[poh-loh] Pronunciation Key –noun
| Mar·co
[mahr-koh] Pronunciation Key, c1254–1324, Venetian traveler. |
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| po·lo
(pō'lō) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Balti (Tibeto-Burman language of Pakistan), ball.] po'lo·ist n. |
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| Po·lo
(pō'lō) Pronunciation Key
Venetian traveler who explored Asia from 1271 to 1295. His Travels of Marco Polo was the only account of the Far East available to Europeans until the 17th century. |
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polo
polo
1872, Anglo-Indian polo, from Balti (Tibetan language of the Indus valley) polo "ball," related to Tibetan pulu "ball." An ancient game in south Asia, first played in England at Aldershot, 1871. Water polo is from 1884. Polo shirt (1920) originally was a kind worn by polo players.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| polo | |
noun | |
| 1. | Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324) |
| 2. | a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball |
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Polo, IL (city, FIPS 60937) Location: 41.98468 N, 89.57833 W
Population (1990): 2514 (1060 housing units)
Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 61064
Polo, MO (city, FIPS 58916) Location: 39.55219 N, 94.04005 W
Population (1990): 539 (258 housing units)
Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 64671
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Polo
Po"lo\, n. A game similar to hockey played by swimmers.
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Polo
Po"lo\, n. [Sp., an air or popular song in Andalucia.] A Spanish gypsy dance characterized by energetic movements of the body while the feet merely shuffle or glide, with unison singing and rhythmic clapping of hands.
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Polo
Po"lo\, n. [Of Eastern origin; -- properly, the ball used in the game.]1. A game of ball of Eastern origin, resembling hockey, with the players on horseback. 2. A similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor, by players wearing skates.
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