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polka definition

polka (pōl′kə)

noun

  1. a fast dance for couples, developed in Bohemia in the early 19th cent.: the basic step is a hop followed by three small steps
  2. music for this dance, in fast duple time

Etymology: Czech, Polish dance, lit., Polish woman < Pol, fem. of Polak, Pole

intransitive verb

to dance the polka

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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