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Polk¹
Where it comes from
* As a Scottish surname, shortened from Pollock.
* As a Upper Sorbian surname Półk, Pólk, probably shortened from a personal name based on Proto-Slavic *plъkъ (“army, crowd”), see Polka.
* As an East German surname of Slavic origin, variant of Polke, itself from a Silesian form of Polish Bolesław.
proper noun Polks
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Will County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri, named after the county.
- A village in Polk County, Nebraska.
- A village in Ashland County, Ohio.
- A borough in Venango County, Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
- A town in Washington County, Wisconsin, named after President James K. Polk.
- A number of townships, listed under Polk Township.
polk²
verb polks · polking · polked
- To dance the polka. "Several of the visitors then partook for a short time, with evident Parisian gusto, of the pleasures of the dance," yes--we did, and the lovely girls with whom we polked (ladies being one of the Club emollients) were eloquent in praise of our exquisite tournures which were shown to such advantage b
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: james polk, yeatman, mowbray, poll, stockton, regiment, company, division, corps, brigade, battalion, detachment, unit, troop, squad, outfit
Talk about this word "polk." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/polk. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. polk. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/polk "polk." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/polk.Cite this
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title = {polk},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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