Pollando

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Etymology[edit]

From polo (“a Polish person”) +‎ lando (“land”), calque of English Poland.

Its popularity over the synonyms Polujo and Polio are likely an influence of the English language, and to a lesser extent non-European languages with English-derived names for the country, such as Chinese 波蘭／波兰 (Bōlán), Japanese ポーランド (Pōrando), Korean 폴란드 (Pollandeu), Indonesian Polandia, Hindi पोलैंड (polaiṇḍ), etc.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [polˈlando]
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  • Rhymes: -ando
  • Hyphenation: Pol‧lan‧do

Proper noun[edit]

Pollando (accusative Pollandon)

  1. Poland
    Synonyms: Polio, Polujo
    Meronyms: Bjalistoko, Varsovio

See also[edit]

Kaliningrado Litovio
Germanio     Belorusio
Ukrainio
Ĉeĥio · Slovakio
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