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Meaning of POLKA

Pronunciation:  'powlku

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
  2. [n]  music performed for dancing the polka
 
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 See Also: ballroom music, dance music, danceroom music, folk dance, folk dancing

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pol"ka\, n. [Pol. Polka a Polish woman: cf. F. & G.
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 tune in 2-4
   measure, with the third quaver accented.
{Polka jacket}, a kind of knit jacket worn by women.
 
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Computing Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

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].

 
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