Poland

Definitions

1. A country in Central Europe. Official name: Republic of Poland. Capital and largest city: Warsaw.
2. A number of places in the United States:
3. An unincorporated community in Cass Township, Clay County, Indiana.
4. A town in Androscoggin County, Maine.
5. A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
6. A village in Herkimer County, New York.
7. A village and township in Mahoning County, Ohio.
8. An unincorporated community in Eaton, Brown County, Wisconsin.
9. A village on Kiritimati, Kiribati, named after the home country of a plantation manager.
10. A surname.

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Examples

“After leaving the Soviet Union, we made a brief visit⟳ to one of the captive nations — Poland.[...]A quarter of a million people turned out that Sunday. Despite the presence of Soviet troops, and the fact that they share⟳ a common border⟳ with the Soviet Union, on that Sunday the people of Poland demonstrated dramatically not only their friendship for the United States but also their detestation of their Communist rulers and Soviet neighbors.”

“The next stop⟳ was Warsaw, to meet⟳ with President Lech Walesa and emphasize my commitment to bringing Poland into NATO. Walesa had become⟳ a hero, and free Poland's natural choice for president, by leading the Gdansk-shipyard workers' revolt against communism more than a decade earlier. He was deeply suspicious of Russia and wanted Poland in NATO as soon as possible. He also wanted more American investment in Poland, saying the country's future required more American generals, "starting with General Motors and General Electric."”

“Hungary, Austria and Poland are still refusing to participate⟳ in the resettlement plan⟳, due to end⟳ in September. Other Eastern European countries, such as the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovakia, are only doing so on a limited basis, the commission said.”

“The principal economic activity is copra production, the Government copra plantation covering some 5,170 ha. The population in 1989 was estimated at 2,000, the great majority of whom live⟳ in London, Banana and Poland villages in the west.”

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