poland
n. uncountablen. a large country in Central Europe. It is known for its long history, beautiful cities like Warsaw, and its location between Germany and Ukraine.
n. a sovereign nation-state located in Central Europe, bordered by the Baltic Sea to the north and several countries including Germany, Czechia, and Ukraine. It is a member of the European Union and the United Nations.
I am planning a trip to Poland this summer.
Many people visit Poland to explore the historic architecture of Krakow and learn about the country's resilience during the twentieth century.
As a major agricultural and industrial hub in Central Europe, Poland has undergone significant economic transformation since the transition to a market economy in the early 1990s.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der. Proto-Slavic *poľe Proto-Slavic *-janъ Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Slavic *-inъ Proto-Slavic *-janinъ Proto-Slavic *poľaninъder. German Polebor. English Pole Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land English Poland 1560s. From Pole + land, a phono-semantic matching of German Polen (“Poland”), from Old Polish Polanie (“Poles”, literally “field dwellers”), from Proto-Slavic poľane, plural of poľaninъ (“field dweller”), from poľe (“field”) + -ěninъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat, wide”).
Proper noun — always capitalized. Usually functions as an uncountable noun when referring to the country as a single entity.