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Polka Common

Polka has 6 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

music performed for dancing the polka

"The band played a lively polka that got everyone on the floor spinning in circles."

2

a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time

"At the village festival, the fiddler played a lively tune that made everyone rush to learn the traditional polka with its three quick steps followed by a joyful hop."

3

A lively dance originating in Bohemia.

"The guests broke into a spirited polka as the accordion player struck up a traditional Bohemian tune."

Verb
1

dance a polka

"After dinner, my grandparents gathered around the radio to dance a lively polka."

2

To dance the polka.

"At the lively festival, everyone joined hands to dance the polka as the accordion player struck up a cheerful tune."

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"The new mayor, Maria Polka, was introduced at the town hall meeting yesterday."

See Also
dance galop polka mazurka varsovienne polka jacket narcocorrido polka like polkabilly
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
dance music folk dancing dance
Rhyming Words
lka alka elka ilka tulka pulka hulka kolka tilka silka valka malka galka khalka gorilka horilka pavelka rusalka gadulka yarmulka
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