Polish language
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- noun
- /ˈpoʊlɪʃ ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
:
idioma polaco
- The Polish language is known for its complex grammar and rich literary tradition.
- Polish language course
From Poland we are going to get the Polish language and a Polish version of the Renaissance.
- From Poland we are going to get the Polish language and a Polish version of the Renaissance.
Examples
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When Polish Americans in the United States realized that English was threatening the existence of the Polish language as a means of family communication, there was an outcry in the community and demands were raised for schools to teach the Polish language to the second generation.
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Especially important was the church's role in maintaining the Polish language.
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Would I have preferred, if such a thing had been possible, to become a writer using the Polish language?
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Or is it in reality the pull of the Polish language and Polish literature?
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With fewer and fewer Polish language classes, Polish was, in time, no longer mandatory in the school program.
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On the South Side, most attended Pulaski Public High School, which for many years conducted Polish language courses.
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The students and teachers of the Polish parochial school come almost exclusively from the Polish community, and the Polish language predominates in school life.
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I think, though, that my love for the Polish language and the way in which it has remained present in my conscious and subconscious memory are favorable indications.
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At the turn of the century, Michael Kruszka, owner of the Polish-language daily Kuryer Polski, started a campaign to introduce Polish language courses to the Milwaukee public schools.
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Similarly to other Polish schools in the 1930s, in Saint Adalbert's morning subjects were taught in Polish (religion, history of Poland, Polish language: grammar, reading), while in the afternoon, other subjects were taught in English (American history, geography, spelling, grammar, arithmetic, health).
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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2.9
The language mainly spoken in Poland and by people from Poland living abroad
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'Polish' (identifying the national/ethnic variety) with 'language' (a named system of speech). This compositional pattern — [demonym/language name] + language — is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Polish language comes from the name of the people called the 'Polans' who lived in the area now called Poland. Because Polish means 'from Poland' and language means 'the way people speak', Polish language simply means the language spoken in Poland today.