Definition of POLONAISE. Meaning of POLONAISE. Synonyms of POLONAISE

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Definition of POLONAISE

Polonaise
Polonaise Po`lo*naise", a. [F. polonais, polonaise, Polish.] Of or pertaining to the Poles, or to Poland. [Written also Polonese.]
Polonaise
Polonaise Po`lo*naise", n. [Written also Polonese and Polonoise.] 1. The Polish language. 2. An article of dress for women, consisting of a body and an outer skirt in one piece. 3. (Mus.) A stately Polish dance tune, in 3-4 measure, beginning always on the beat with a quaver followed by a crotchet, and closing on the beat after a strong accent on the second beat; also, a dance adapted to such music; a polacca.

Meaning of POLONAISE from wikipedia

- The polonaise (/pɒləˈnɛz/, French: [pɔlɔnɛz]; Polish: polonez, Polish pronunciation: [pɔˈlɔnɛs]) is a dance originating in Poland, and one of the five...
- dance. Polonaise may also refer to: Polonaises (Chopin), compositions by Frédéric Chopin Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 (French: Polonaise héroïque...
- Frédéric Chopin's polonaises were written for solo piano. He wrote his first polonaise in 1817, when he was 7; his last was the Polonaise-Fantaisie of 1846...
- Polonaise sauce (French: sauce à la polonaise) is a sauce that originated in Poland and became po****r in France in the 18th century. The sauce consists...
- The robe à la polonaise or polonaise, literally meaning the Polish dress, is a woman's garment of the 18th century 1770s and 1780s or a similar revival...
- The Polonaise in A♭ major, Op. 53 (French: Polonaise héroïque, Heroic Polonaise; Polish: Heroiczny) is a solo piano piece composed by Frédéric Chopin...
- The Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat major, Op. 61, is a composition for piano by Frédéric Chopin. It was dedicated to Mme A. Veyret, written and published...
- Military polonaise may refer to: Polonaises Op. 40 (Chopin), "Military Polonaise" by Frédéric Chopin A Polish military division of World War I This disambiguation...
- The Polonaise in A-flat major may refer to: The Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53, nicknamed Heroic The Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat major, Op. 61 by...
- Two Polonaises (1833–36) Polonaise in C♯ minor Polonaise in E♭ minor Op. 40, Two Polonaises (1838–40) Polonaise in A major, Militaire Polonaise in C...