Polonian
1 of 3adjective (1)
Po·lo·ni·an
pəˈlōnēən
archaic
: polish
a Polonian Jew by birth
W. J. Mickle
W. J. MicklePolonian
2 of 3noun
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plural -s
archaic
: pole sense 1
served against the Tartar and the Polonian J. H. Burton
J. H. BurtonPolonian
3 of 3adjective (2)
"
: resembling or held to resemble Polonius : having qualities or habits held to characterize Polonius
Word History
Etymology
Adjective (1)
Medieval Latin Polonia Poland + English -an
Adjective (2)
Polonius, worldly-wise and long-winded old courtier in the tragedy Hamlet (about 1601) by William Shakespeare †1616 English dramatist and poet + English -an