Pollando

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Etymology

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), Bengali পোল্যান্ড (polênḍ) etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /polˈlando/

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• Rhymes: -ando
• Hyphenation: Pol‧lan‧do

Proper noun

Pollando (accusative Pollandon)

1. Poland (a country in Central Europe)

   Synonyms: Polio, Polujo

   Meronyms: Bjalistoko, Varsovio

See also

	Kaliningrado	Litovio
Germanio		Belorusio Ukrainio
	Ĉeĥio Slovakio