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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POLJE

Serbo-Croat, literally: field; related to floor.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF POLJE

polje  [ˈpəʊljɛ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLJE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Polje is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POLJE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

polje

Polje

A polje, also karst polje or karst field, is a large flat plain found in karstic geological regions of the world, with areas usually 5 to 400 km². The name derives from the Slavic languages and literally means "field", where in English "polje" describes specifically as karstic plain or field as explained previously.

Definition of polje in the English dictionary

The definition of polje in the dictionary is a large elliptical depression in karst regions, sometimes containing a marsh or small lake.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLJE


Skoplje
ˈskɔpljɛ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLJE

politicize
politicized
politick
politicker
politicking
politicly
politico
politics
polities
politique
polity
Polk
polka
polka dot
polka-dot
poll
poll rating
poll taker
poll tax
pollack

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLJE

Cetinje
Cronje
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kopje
Ondaatje
Skopje
Sobranje

Synonyms and antonyms of polje in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «polje» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLJE

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

Translator English - Chinese

波列
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

polje
570 millions of speakers

English

polje
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Polje
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بوليي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полье
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Polje
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাষ্ট্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

polje
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Polis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

polje
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ポリエ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

폴레
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

polje
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆட்சிஅமைப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राजकारण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hükümet şekli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

polje
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Polje
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

полье
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Polje
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πόλγης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Polje
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polje
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Polje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of polje

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLJE»

The term «polje» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.736 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLJE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «polje» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «polje» 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 polje

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLJE»

Discover the use of polje in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polje and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopedia of Geomorphology
The term 'polje' is of Slav origin and means 'field', probably because it was the largest area of flat tillable land in the karst. Many examples of these features are found in the Dinaric karst, where poljes are often located in faulted basins.
Andrew Goudie, 2013
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Landscape Archaeology in Southern Epirus, Greece
130 Active polje, drained 9 Mavrikambos 3.5 1.8 ca. 250 Active polje 10 Arapanitos 1.8 0.6 160 Raised loutsa/polje 11 Sai'ta 2.0 0.8 ca. 160 Raised loutsa/polje 12 Nerotopos 5.0 2.5 100 f 13 Paramithia 18.0 6.0 80 Active polje 14 Kalaboukia ...
James Wiseman, Kōnstantinos L. Zachos, 2003
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Spaha
NO. uncal BP (14C) BC (1-SIGMA) VIR/ SOURCE 1 Čatež – Sredno polje SE / SU 136 KIA-17864 5992 ± 36 4935–4805 Guštin 2005b, sl. / fig. 2 2 Čatež – Sredno polje SE / SU 062 B KIA-17848 5935 ± 31 4845–4732 Guštin 2005b, sl. / fig.
Anton Velušèek, 2011
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Encyclopedia of Caves
FIGURE 3 Ponor in Cerkniško polje, a major drain for the lake. Photo courtesy of S. Polak. Used with permission. FIGURE 4 The fairy shrimp (Anostraca), Chirocephalus croaticus, a rare species limited to temporary karst waters. Photo courtesy ...
William B. White, David C. Culver, 2012
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Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science
... 293 Bokanjacko Polje 291 Buna 699 Bunica 699 Busko Blato polje 291 Caprazliha ponor 291 Cernicko polje 293 Dabarsko polje 293 Doljasnica ponor 291-292 Dugo Polje 291 Duvanjsko Polje 291 Fatnicko polje 293 Glamocko polje 291 ...
John Gunn, 2004
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Evolution of Karst: From Prekarst to Cessation
the embryonal polje. These beds are overlain by about 40 m of coarse fluvial gravels. The gravel contains well-rounded boulders and cobbles of volcanic rock, derived from the mountains to the east and brought into the polje by rivers.
Franci Gabrovšek, 2002
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Fundamentals of Geomorphology
are largely controlled bygeology, often being associated with down-faulted inliersof impervious rocks in limestone terrain. They include the largest karst depressions in the world andare the dominant type of polje in the Dinaric karst. Baselevel ...
Richard Huggett, 2013
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Failure to Protect: Anti-minority Violence in Kosovo, March 2004
The rapidly growing crowd, numbering several thousand strong by early afternoon, gathered in front of the Serb hospital, the nearby St. Sava School, and the Serb Orthodox Church in Kosovo Polje and set them alight, completely gutting the ...
Bouckaert, Peter, 2004
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Living Rivers: Trends and Challenges in Science and ...
One-dimensional modelling elements include the Sava itself, the SOS-canal near Zagreb, as well as canals and (former) streams in the Lonjsko Polje detention area, the Cesma, the Lonja and the Lonja-Strug canal. Cross sections and ...
R. S. E. W. Leuven, A. M. J. Ragas, A. J. M. Smits, 2007
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Introduction to Physical Geography
It has an irregular floor which is not as smooth as that of polje. Polje: Polje is a large depression in a karst region with steep sides and a flat floor. If it is drained by surface water sources, it is termed as open polje, but if it drains by means of ...
K. Bharatdwaj, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLJE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term polje is used in the context of the following news items.
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Police Officer Found Shot Dead
... are still being investigated, the police said, while they closed some streets in the vicinity of where the body was found in the Polje borough. «STA - Slovenska Tiskovna Agencija, Jul 15»
2
Ležao sam među mrtvima
Napredovala je kroz Konjević polje. Prošli smo Novu Kasabu i išli smo prema Tuzli." Trinaestog jula, grupa ljudi iz kolone u kojoj je bio i svedok ... «e-Novine, Jul 15»
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Montenegro: Policeman killed in hit-and-run
Montenegro: Policeman killed in hit-and-run. A Montenegrin police officer has been killed near Bijelo Polje, while on duty regulating traffic. «B92, Jul 15»
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Putin's Russia In Denial Of Reality – Analysis
How come he did not see in Putin's outlook many similarities with Slobodan Milosevic's speech at Kosovo Polje in 1987, which was a prelude ... «Eurasia Review, Jul 15»
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Bosnia: 30 victims from Bosnian War buried in Prijedor
... of the Islamic community in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Husein Kavazovic, told a crowded funeral ceremony held at the Vedro Polje stadium in ... «Fulton News, Jul 15»
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Iza mene bager je kopao masovnu grobnicu
U jednom trenutku smo skrenuli sa puta i otišli u polje, gde smo videli mnogo mrtvih ljudi. TAM kamion se zaustavio i dva srpska vojnika su ... «e-Novine, Jul 15»
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6 things you should know about FK Rudar Pljevlja
Lying at an altitude of 2530ft, the city borders Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegrin towns of Žabljak, Mojkovac and Bijelo Polje. «Scotsman, Jul 15»
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I reči ubijaju, zar ne?
Telo nije bojno polje. Bolesni nisu neizbežni gubici niti neprijatelji. Mi – medicina, društvo – nismo nadležni da uzvraćamo borbom na bilo koji ... «e-Novine, Jul 15»
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How The Srebrenica Massacre Cover-Up Was Exposed
The survivor said that Serb soldiers took him and other men to a farm in nearby Konjevic Polje. The men were forced to lie down and then an ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
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Baško polje Već od 1995,00 KN
Baško polje nalazi se desetak kilometara sjeverozapadno od Makarske. Poznato je po dugim šljunčanim plažama, borovim šumama, kamenoj lučici i sv. Lovri ... «Večernji list, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Polje [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/polje>. May 2024 ».
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