Look up: polka


  1. polka
    [n] - music performed for dancing the polka 2. [n] - a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=polka

  2. Polka
    Pol'ka noun [ Pol. Polka a Polish woman: confer F. & German polka .] 1. A dance of Polish origin, but now common everywhere. It is performed by two persons in common time. 2. (Mus.) A lively Bohemian or Polish dance ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/118

  3. polka
    noun a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=polka

  4. polka
    noun music performed for dancing the polka
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  5. Polka
    • (n.) A lively Bohemian or Polish dance tune in 2-4 measure, with the third quaver accented. • (n.) A dance of Polish origin, but now common everywhere. It is performed by two persons in common time.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/polka/

  6. polka
    lively courtship dance of Bohemian folk origin. It is characterized by three quick steps and a hop and is danced to music in 24 time. The couples ... [2 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/88

  7. Polka
    (language) An object-oriented parallel logic programming language, built on top of Parlog. ['Polka: A Parlog Object-Oriented Language', Andrew Davison, TR, Parlog Group, Imperial College, London 1988]. (1995-01-31)
    Found op http://foldoc.org/Polka



  1. Polka
    The polka is a lively Bohemian folk dance in 2-4 measure, with the third quaver accented.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/VP.HTM

  2. Polka
    Polka is a variety of apple.
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  3. Polka
    Polka is a cultivated variety of potato.
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  4. Polka
    The polka is a Central European dance and also a genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas. It originated in the middle of the 19th century in Bohemia. Polka is still a popular genre of folk music in many European countries and is performed by folk artists in Poland, Latvia, ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polka

  5. polka
    polka, ballroom dance for couples in 2/4 time. Originated by Bohemian peasants about 1830 from steps of the schottische and other dances, the polka by 1835 reached the drawing rooms of Prague, from which it spread to the capitals of Europe. The modern polka is a mere remnant of a much livelier, more...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0839539.html

  6. polka
    Bohemian dance in quick duple time (2/4). Originating in the 19th century, it became popular throughout Europe. The basic step is a hop followed by three short steps. The polka spread with German immigrants to the USA, becoming a style of Texas country music. It was also used by European composers, ...
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0012489.html

  7. polka
    an energetic Bohemian dance performed in the round in 2/4 time.
    Found op http://www.library.yale.edu/cataloging/music/glossary.htm

  8. polka
    1) .. dot 2) 'beer barrel ...' 3) 'beer barrel,' for one 4) Ballroom dance 5) Ballroom music 6) Beer barrel for one 7) Bohemian dance 8) Bohemian folk song 9) Dance 10) Dance music 11) Dance that originated in bohemia 12...
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/polka/1

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