No. 4,095 in Swedish
polska
"Polska" is a traditional Swedish folk dance and its accompanying music in 3/4 time.
In a sentence
Jag lärde mig att dansa polska på kulturfestivalen.
I learned to dance polska at the cultural festival.
Here, 'polska' refers to a traditional Swedish folk dance form.
Min vän berättade att hennes familj kommer från Polska.
My friend told me that her family comes from Poland.
In this sentence, 'Polska' is the Swedish name for the country of Poland.
Bandet spelade en livlig polska under konserten.
The band played a lively polska during the concert.
'Polska' in this case denotes a type of Swedish folk music often accompanying the dance.
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