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POLO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Polo mean? 

POLO (noun)
  The noun POLO has 2 senses:

1. Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)
2. a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball

  Familiarity information: POLO used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


POLO (noun)


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Meaning:

Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Marco Polo; Polo

Instance hypernyms:

traveler; traveller (a person who changes location)


Sense 2polo [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

A game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("polo" is a kind of...):

field game (an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions)

Domain member category:

stick (a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball)


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