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Polka
Found in thesaurus: dance music, ballroom music, danceroom music, folk dance, folk dancing, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
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polka
n.
fast dance for couples; music for this dance
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Polka
The Polka is a Central European dance and genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas. It originated in the middle of the 19th century in Bohemia, now part of the Czech Republic. Polka remains a popular folk music genre in many European countries, and is performed by folk artists in the Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovenia, Switzerland, and, to a lesser extent, in parts of Poland (Clarinet Polka), Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Hungary, Italy, Ukraine, Romania, and Slovakia. Local varieties of this dance are also found in the Nordic countries, United Kingdom, France, Ireland, Latin America, the French Antilles and in the United States.
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Pólka
Pólka may refer to the following places:
- Pólka, Lódz Voivodeship (central Poland)
- Pólka, Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland)
- Pólka, Pomeranian Voivodeship (north Poland)
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polka
Noun
1. music performed for dancing the polka
(hypernym) dance music, danceroom music, ballroom music
2. a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
(hypernym) folk dancing, folk dance
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Polka (die)
nf.
polka, fast dance for couples; music for this dance
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polka
nf.
polka, fast dance for couples; music for this dance
