Polka - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Polka :  (noun)
1: music performed for dancing the polka
2: a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time

Based on WordNet 2.0

Polka : \Pol"ka\, n. [Pol. Polka a Polish woman: cf. F. & G. polka.] 1. A dance of Polish origin, but now common everywhere. It is performed by two persons in common time.

2. (Mus.) A lively Bohemian or Polish dance tune in 2-4 measure, with the third quaver accented.

Polka jacket, a kind of knit jacket worn by women.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Polka : 

An object-oriented parallel logic programming language, built on top of Parlog.

["Polka: A Parlog Object-Oriented Language", Andrew Davison, TR, Parlog Group, Imperial College, London 1988].

(1995-01-31)



Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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