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Pol Pot - he rounded up anybody he thought was intellectual and had them executed. And how he told someone was intellectual or not was whether they wore glasses. If they're that clever, take them off when they see him coming!
Ricky Gervais

Meaning of "POL" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POL

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WHAT DOES POL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of POL in the English dictionary

The definition of POL in the dictionary is petroleum, oil, and lubricants.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POL

Pol Pot
Pol.
pol. econ.
Pola
polacca
Polack
polacre
Poland
Polanski

WORDS THAT END LIKE POL

AWOL
BOL
COBOL
LOL
ROFLOL
SNOBOL
STOL
TESOL
VTOL

Synonyms and antonyms of POL in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «POL» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POL

Find out the translation of POL to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of POL from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «POL» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

POL
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

POL
570 millions of speakers

English

POL
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पीओएल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

POL
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

POL
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

POL
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

POL
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

POL
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

POL
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

POL
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

POL
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

POL
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

POL
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

POL
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

POL
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पीओएल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

POL
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

POL
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Pl
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

POL
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

POL
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

POL
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

POL
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

POL
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

POL
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of POL

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POL»

The term «POL» is very widely used and occupies the 6.786 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of POL
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «POL» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «POL» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about POL

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3 QUOTES WITH «POL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word POL.
1
Ricky Gervais
Pol Pot - he rounded up anybody he thought was intellectual and had them executed. And how he told someone was intellectual or not was whether they wore glasses. If they're that clever, take them off when they see him coming!
2
Sydney Schanberg
Pol Pot carried out through the years enormous purges against his own followers because of his paranoia.
3
Hun Sen
Pol Pot will surrender, be captured or commit suicide.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POL»

Discover the use of POL in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to POL and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Voices from S-21: Terror and History in Pol Pot's Secret Prison
More than a chronicle of Khmer Rouge barbarism, "Voices from S-21" is also a judicious examination of the psychological dimensions of state-sponsored terrorism that conditions human beings to commit acts of unspeakable brutality.
David P. Chandler, 1999
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How Pol Pot Came to Power: Colonialism, Nationalism, and ...
A new preface bring this edition up to date.Praise for the first edition:“Given the highly secretive nature of Pol Pot’s activities, the precise circumstances and manoeuvres that propelled him to the top of the heap will perhaps never ...
Ben Kiernan, 2004
3
Pol Pot's Cambodia (Revised Edition)
Read this book to learn more about the internal workings of one of the world's most devastating dictatorships.
Matthew S. Weltig, 2012
4
Pol Pot's Little Red Book: The Sayings of Angkar
This handbook of slogans, interspersed with historical commentary and contextual analysis, describes the Khmer Rouge regime and exposes the horrific foundation upon which it constructed its reign of terror.
Henri Locard, 2004
5
Pol Pot: The History of a Nightmare
Philip Short, the biographer of Mao, has spent four years travelling the length of Cambodia, interviewing surviving leaders of Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge movement and sifting through previously closed archives.
Philip Short, 2013
6
The Pol Pot Regime: Race, Power, and Genocide in Cambodia ...
This edition of Ben Kiernan's account of the Cambodian revolution and genocide includes a new preface that takes the story up to 2008 and the UN-sponsored Khmer Rouge tribunal.
Ben Kiernan, 2008
7
Brother Number One: A Political Biography of Pol Pot
In this revised edition, Chandler provides new information on the state of Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge following the death of Pol Pot in 1997.
David P Chandler, 1999
8
Pol and Pax on Earth
New Way, renowned for its phonic focus and success with generations of children, has always been committed to a balanced phonic approach.
Hannie Truijens, 1992
9
Liesbeth van der Pol
Liesbeth van der Pol designs buildings with strong characters, buildings "that are not ashamed of themselves," buildings intended to add something of themselves, something unique even, to the human environment in which they stand.
Liesbeth van der Pol, Eelco Beukers, Geert Bekaert, 2002
10
Boss Tweed: The Corrupt Pol who Conceived the Soul of Modern ...
From one of the most talented new historians to have emerged in recent years, this book presents a thrilling story of the master manipulator who tried to make all of New York the instrument of his own ruthless ambitions, and succeeded--for ...
Kenneth D. Ackerman, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term POL is used in the context of the following news items.
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'The Incredible Dr. Pol' Season Premiere is Most-Watched Live + SD …
Goedemiddag! This past Saturday night, July 25, Nat Geo WILD's “The Incredible Dr. Pol” scored record breaking ratings for the season ... «TVbytheNumbers, Jul 15»
2
Revenue Update on PolyOne(NYSE:POL)
PolyOne(NYSE:POL) announced the earnings results for Fiscal Year 2015 and Q2. The results came in during Pre-market on Jul 27, 2015. «Money Flow Index, Jul 15»
3
PolyOne Corp. (POL) Has Dropped To A 9-Month Low After Q2 Miss
reported second quarter adjusted EPS of $0.57 Monday morning, compared to $0.51 in the previous year. Analysts expected EPS of $0.58. «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
4
British Pol. Quits After Video Emerges of Drug Binge With Escorts
The deputy speaker of the House of Lords, John Sewel, has resigned from his position after photos and video appearing to show him using ... «Gawker, Jul 15»
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Italian Pol: Gays Should Change Gender if They Want to Wed
Representative Paola Binetti has a sick solution to her country's debate over same-sex marriage. BY Daniel Reynolds. July 26 2015 2:57 PM ... «Advocate.com, Jul 15»
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PolyOne (POL) Scheduled to Post Earnings on Monday
PolyOne logo PolyOne (NYSE:POL) will be releasing its Q215 earnings data on Monday, July 27th. Analysts expect PolyOne to post earnings ... «sleekmoney, Jul 15»
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MotoGP News: Suzuka 8 Hours: Pole to Pol, 'big show' tomorrow
I'm not satisfied that Pol was faster than me, I tried to beat his time but I couldn't and that was unfortunate for me, but this is a good result for ... «crash.net, Jul 15»
8
Angelina Jolie to direct Pol Pot genocide drama for Netflix
Loung Ung, 45, escaped the “killing fields” of Pol Pot's Cambodia at the age of 10 and has since written two books on the subject. At one point ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
9
Czech Pol Jailed in Corruption Case, Lugansk Rebels Claim to Find …
Czech Pol Jailed in Corruption Case, Lugansk Rebels Claim to Find U.S. Weapons Cache. Plus, Moldova's whistleblowing education chief is ... «Transitions Online, Jul 15»
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Dr. Pol loves animals, but do they love him?
The 73-year-old immigrant from the Netherlands — the star of "The Incredible Dr. Pol" on Nat Geo Wild — said loving animals is a prerequisite ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jul 15»

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