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noun
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)
3.
to dance the polka.
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Origin:
1835–45; < Czech: literally, Polish woman or girl; compare Polish polka Polish woman, polak Pole
1835–45; < Czech: literally, Polish woman or girl; compare Polish polka Polish woman, polak Pole
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Word Origin & History
polka
1844, from Fr., from Czech polka, the dance, lit. "Polish woman" (Polish Polka), fem. of Polak "a Pole." The word may also be an alteration of Czech pulka "half," for the half-steps of Bohemian peasant dances. The dance was in vogue first in Prague, 1835; it reached London by the spring of 1842. Polka
EXPANDdot is first recorded 1884 and is named for the dance, for no reason except its popularity, which led to many contemporary products and fashions taking the name.
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Cultural Dictionary
polka definition
A lively dance for couples, originating in eastern Europe.
Note: Johann Strauss, the Younger wrote many polkas.
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Polka definition
languageAn object-oriented parallel logic programming language, built on top of Parlog.
["Polka: A Parlog Object-Oriented Language", Andrew Davison, TR, Parlog Group, Imperial College, London 1988].
(1995-01-31)
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