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Ethnic group in Lithuania
The Poles in Lithuania (Polish: Polacy na Litwie, Lithuanian: Lietuvos lenkai), also called Lithuanian Poles, estimated at 183,000 people in the 2021 Lithuanian
Poles_in_Lithuania
Lithuanian political party
Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance or EAPL–CFA (Lithuanian: Lietuvos lenkų rinkimų akcija – Krikščioniškų šeimų sąjunga
Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance
Electoral_Action_of_Poles_in_Lithuania_–_Christian_Families_Alliance
Polish organization based in Lithuania
organization in Lithuania, and was created in 1990. Union of Poles in Lithuania was created at the first congress of Socio-Cultural Association of Poles (SSKPL)
Union_of_Poles_in_Lithuania
history of Poles in Lithuania describes the history of Polish culture and language in Lithuanian lands, as well as the process of formation in the Polish
History_of_Poles_in_Lithuania
Country in Northern Europe
Lithuanians. Several sizeable minorities exist, such as Poles (6.3%), Russians (5.0%), Belarusians (2.1%) and Ukrainians (1.7%). Poles in Lithuania are
Lithuania
Poland and GDL in 1493 is estimated as 7.5 million, of whom 3.25 million were Poles, 3.75 million Ruthenians and 0.5 million Lithuanians. With the Union
Demographics_of_Lithuania
Lithuanian publicist, journalist and activist
Publishing House in Vilnius. He was one of the creators and first chairman of the Socio-Cultural Association of Poles in Lithuania, which was established
Jan_Sienkiewicz
Political party in Lithuania
in Lithuania which represented the interests of the Polish minority. It was established as a left-wing competitor to the Electoral Action of Poles in
Republican_League_(Lithuania)
lands of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Red is supposed to mean Poles in Lithuania, and yellow – Lithuanians. Propaganda map of a Polish government's
History_of_Lithuania
politically autonomous territorial unit for Poles in Lithuania, which began to be discussed in autumn 1988, when Lithuania was regaining its independence from
Polish autonomy in the Vilnius Region
Polish_autonomy_in_the_Vilnius_Region
Centre-left political party in Lithuania
preparatory conference in the summer of that year. Differences in objectives became clear between ethnic Jews and ethnic Lithuanians and Poles, with the former
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
Social_Democratic_Party_of_Lithuania
Lithuanian politician
Union of Lithuanian Poles since 1998 and joined the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania in 2008. She has previously taught at a basic school in Karvys
Rita_Tamašunienė
Conflict between Poland and Lithuania, 1919-1920
times between Lithuanians, Poles and the Bolsheviks. The Republic of Central Lithuania was incorporated into Poland as the Wilno Voivodeship in 1922. The
Polish–Lithuanian_War
Ethnic group in Belarus
Polish prisoners of war, and in less than two years, deported up to 1.5 million ethnic Poles to Siberia including Poles and Polish Jews from West Belarus
Poles_in_Belarus
Bilateral relations
relations between Poles and Lithuanians remained hostile. Following the end of World War II, both Poland and Lithuania found themselves in the Eastern Bloc
Lithuania–Poland_relations
West Slavic ethnic group
demonym) Pole and Hungarian brothers be Poles in France Poles in Germany Poles in Latvia Poles in Lithuania Poles in Norway Poles in Romania Poles in the Soviet
Polish_people
Ethnic group in Lithuania
ethnic Belarusians in Lithuania (1.0% of the population), making them the third-largest ethnic group after Lithuanians and Poles. However, the number
Belarusians_in_Lithuania
Short lived puppet state of Poland (1920-1922)
that victorious Poles after the Battle of Warsaw were advancing to the East against the Bolsheviks in the Polish–Soviet War. The Poles reasoned that they
Republic_of_Central_Lithuania
Lithuanian politician
of Poles in Lithuania and a member of the Eleventh and Twelfth Seimas of Lithuania. She is the deputy chairperson of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania
Vanda_Kravčionok
Right-wing political group of the European Parliament
Order, Law and Justice; Libertas; Civic Union; Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania, ChristianUnion-SGP; the independent Indrek Tarand; and Lijst Dedecker's
European Conservatives and Reformists Group
European_Conservatives_and_Reformists_Group
Polish-Lithuanian politician
Leader of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA), Tomaszewski has been an MEP since 2009. He sits in the European Conservatives and Reformists
Waldemar_Tomaszewski
Political party in Lithuania
parliamentary group in the Seimas of Lithuania uniting the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union and the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families
Lithuanian Farmers, Greens and Christian Families Union
Lithuanian_Farmers,_Greens_and_Christian_Families_Union
Military operation during the Polish-Lithuanian War
Poles, and increase the already high tensions between the Poles and Lithuanians, both of whom claimed the disputed territory as their own. The Poles rested
Żeligowski's_Mutiny
Lithuania (LSDPF), Liberal Movement (LSF), Order and Justice (FTT), Electoral Action of the Poles in Lithuania (LLRAF), Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian
Twelfth_Seimas
into the categories of Russians and Poles. During the 1944-1946 period, about 50% of the registered Poles in Lithuania were transferred to Poland. Dovile
Demographic history of the Vilnius region
Demographic_history_of_the_Vilnius_region
Dialect of Polish language
spoken by the Polish minorities in Lithuania and in northwestern Belarus. Look up Category:Northern Borderlands Polish in Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Northern_Borderlands_dialect
Party of Lithuania, the Labour Party, the Order and Justice, and the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania), but the Electoral Action of Poles left the
Butkevičius_Cabinet
1918, in the aftermath of World War I, in Lithuania and Belarus. They were mostly composed of Poles in Lithuania and Belarus loyal to the nascent Second
Self-Defence of Lithuania and Belarus
Self-Defence_of_Lithuania_and_Belarus
of Peace 1.5%, Lithuanian Green Party 1.4%, National Alliance 1.4%, People and Justice Union 0.9%, Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania 0.7%, Christian
2024 European Parliament election in Lithuania
2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Lithuania
ethnic Lithuanians, 6.74% as Poles, 6.31% as Russians, 1.23% as Belarusians, and 2.27% as members of other ethnic groups. Poles in Lithuania are concentrated
Culture_of_Lithuania
Former eastern regions of Poland
Lithuania. Ethnic Poles still live in those areas: in Lithuania, they are the largest ethnic minority in the country (see Poles in Lithuania), in Belarus, they
Kresy
ministers from the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania, and Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families
Skvernelis_Cabinet
Unicameral parliament of Lithuania
Action of Poles in Lithuania (8 seats). Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania withdrawn from the coalition in 2014. Elections in 2016 resulted in a smaller
Seimas
Pro-Polish committee in Vilnius, Lithuania, in the 1920s
2010). "Węzeł wileński" [Vilnius knot]. Polityka (in Polish). Polish–Lithuanian War Republic of Central Lithuania History of Poles in Lithuania Liauda
Provisional Political Committee of the Kaunas Land
Provisional_Political_Committee_of_the_Kaunas_Land
15th-century war in Northern Europe
preparing for a dual invasion – by the Poles along the Vistula River towards Danzig (Gdańsk) and by the Lithuanians along the Neman River towards Ragnit
Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War
Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic_War
Political party in Lithuania
party in Lithuania that was led by Ramūnas Karbauskis. The party is one of the representatives of the left wing of Lithuanian politics. Lithuanian journalist
Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
Lithuanian_Farmers_and_Greens_Union
Political party in Lithuania
represented Lithuania's Poles. In 2021, the party was dissolved. Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania Russian Alliance, a splinter party from the Lithuanian Russian
Lithuanian_Russian_Union
of Lithuania, which also includes the Political Party "Dawn of Nemunas", the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania
List of political parties in Lithuania
List_of_political_parties_in_Lithuania
Post WWII resettlement
Polish minority in Belarus Polish minority in Lithuania Polish minority in Ukraine Population transfer in the Soviet Union Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and
Polish population transfers in 1944–1946
Polish_population_transfers_in_1944–1946
(Lithuanian: Lenkų centrinis rinkimų komitetas, LCRK; Polish: Centralny Polski Komitet Wyborczy, CPKW) was a political party in interwar Lithuania representing
Central Polish Electoral Committee
Central_Polish_Electoral_Committee
Armed Forces and wrestler Valdemar Tomaševski (Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania), member of the Seimas since 2000 Loreta Graužinienė (Labour Party)
2009 Lithuanian presidential election
2009_Lithuanian_presidential_election
Historical region in present-day Lithuania and Belarus
Lithuania. According to Lithuanian national activists, the Poles and Belarusians in the region were "Slavicized Lithuanians".[b] Their view is confirmed
Vilnius_Region
Right-wing to far-right European political party
Reformists (AECR, 2009–2016) and Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe (ACRE, 2016–2019), is a conservative, soft Eurosceptic European political
European Conservatives and Reformists Party
European_Conservatives_and_Reformists_Party
with the Labour Party, Order and Justice and the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania. The resulting government was led by Algirdas Butkevičius. The 2008
2012 Lithuanian parliamentary election
2012_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election
Polish document confirming belonging to Polish nation
are 34 entitled organizations, including Union of Poles in Belarus and Association of Poles in Lithuania. Before issuing the decision to grant the card,
Karta_Polaka
Lithuanian political party
Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance, which by itself failed to reach 5% threshold in nationwide constituency. In 2021, the party's
Labour_Party_(Lithuania)
Vilnius, Lithuania) is a Polish-Lithuanian educator, theatre director, politician and cultural activist for the community of Poles in Lithuania. In 1991 she
Irena_Litvinovič
Polish emigrants in France
Poles in France form one of the largest Polish diaspora communities in Europe. Between 500,000 and one million people of Polish descent live in France
Poles_in_France
Lithuanian politician (1958–2023)
2023) was a Lithuanian journalist and politician. A member of the Russian Alliance party, she served in the Seimas on the Lithuanian Poles' Electoral Action-Christian
Irina_Rozova
Political party in Lithuania
Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" (Lithuanian: Demokratų sąjunga „Vardan Lietuvos“; DSVL) is a centre-left and green Lithuanian political party founded
Union of Democrats "For Lithuania"
Union_of_Democrats_"For_Lithuania"
MEP, Chairman of Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania. Žygimantas Pavilionis, MP, former Ambassador of Lithuania to the United States Vygaudas Ušackas
2019 Lithuanian presidential election
2019_Lithuanian_presidential_election
Ethnic group in Ukraine
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and after a brief period of independence became an autonomous area under the Russian Empire. In this region some Poles and
Poles_in_Ukraine
take part in the elections. Public organisations (e. g. Association of Poles in Lithuania) had to become political parties if it wanted to part in the elections
1996 Lithuanian parliamentary election
1996_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election
Political party in Hungary
Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance on the future of the EU. In December 2021, the party participated in the Warsaw summit
Fidesz
Adoption or imposition of Lithuanian culture or language
schools by Lithuanians; children from mixed families were forced to attend Lithuanian schools. Many Poles in Lithuania were identified as Lithuanians on their
Lithuanization
Exclave of Russia bounded by Poland, Lithuania, and the Baltic Sea
allegiance to Poland. In 1724, King Frederick William I of Prussia prohibited Poles, Samogitians and Jews from settling in Lithuania Minor, and initiated
Kaliningrad_Oblast
Legally privileged class in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
in the 17th century, Lithuanian landowners called themselves gente Lithuani, natione Poloni (Latin: Lithuanians by birth, Poles by nationality). In 1697
Lithuanian_nobility
Government ministry of Lithuania
concert institution. Democratic Labour Party Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania Homeland Union Labour Party Liberal and Centre Union New Union
Ministry of the Interior (Lithuania)
Ministry_of_the_Interior_(Lithuania)
called for pogroms of Poles, stating that the Poles were worse than the Jews and offered indulgences for killing Poles. A Lithuanian professor wrote a pamphlet
Polish–Lithuanian relations during World War II
Polish–Lithuanian_relations_during_World_War_II
Lithuanian politician (born 1990)
1990) is a Lithuanian politician of the Dawn of Nemunas serving as a member of the Seimas since 2024. He is a deputy group leader of the party in the Seimas
Robert_Puchovič
Lithuanian politician (born 1962)
Narkiewicz, born 1 January 1962) is a Lithuanian politician. He served as Minister of Transport and Communications in the cabinet of Prime Minister Saulius
Jaroslav_Narkevič
Polish politician and journalist (born 1963)
2014 Knight of Freedom Award, 2015 Gold Badge of the Association of Poles in Lithuania, 2010 Listed among the "Top 100 Global Thinkers 2012" by the magazine
Radosław_Sikorski
Hostility, prejudice, or discrimination against Poland or people of Polish ethnicity
include ethnic prejudice against Poles and persons of Polish descent, other forms of discrimination, and mistreatment of Poles and the Polish diaspora. This
Anti-Polish_sentiment
Signed between Lithuania and Soviet Russia on 12 July 1920
short-lived, as Poland and Lithuania successfully counterattacked. Vilnius, the historic capital of Lithuania, was seized by the Poles in April. The last Bolsheviks
Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty
Soviet–Lithuanian_Peace_Treaty
1410 battle of the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War
against the Lithuanians. The order, which was the first to organize their army for the battle, hoped to provoke the Poles or Lithuanians into attacking
Battle_of_Grunwald
Elections in Lithuania are held to select members of the parliament, the president, members of the municipal councils and mayors, as well as delegates
Elections_in_Lithuania
Cultural region of the United States
ruling Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance as being guarded and ruled by Jesus Christ. In Mexico, there is what is known
Bible_Belt
History of the capital city of Lithuania
among Jews, Poles, Lithuanians, and Belarusians. After World War I, Vilnius was often the site of conflict, between Poland and Lithuania, leading to its
History_of_Vilnius
Municipal elections in Lithuania were held on 5 March 2023 and saw 1,498 members of the municipal councils and 60 mayors elected to office for a four-year
2023 Lithuanian municipal elections
2023_Lithuanian_municipal_elections
Government ministry of Lithuania
Division (TAAID) investigates transport disasters. Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania Farmers and Greens Union Freedom Party Homeland Union Labour
Ministry of Justice (Lithuania)
Ministry_of_Justice_(Lithuania)
People of Polish heritage who live outside Poland
primarily young Poles took up jobs abroad. Most Poles live in Europe, the Americas, and Australia, but a few Poles have settled in smaller numbers in Asia, Africa
Polish_diaspora
Lithuanian ethnographic region in former Prussia
Lithuania Minor or Prussian Lithuania is a historical region divided between Lithuania and the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia, and one of five ethnographic
Lithuania_Minor
Political party in Lithuania
organisations in the Supreme Council except the CPL (CPSU), Lithuanian Democratic Party (LDP) and the Association of Poles in Lithuania (ZPL). Algirdas
Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania
Democratic_Labour_Party_of_Lithuania
1990 geopolitical event
part of Lithuania. Opinions differ on the role of Poles in the process of Lithuanian struggle for independence and in the blockade. Lithuanian, Russian
Soviet economic blockade of Lithuania
Soviet_economic_blockade_of_Lithuania
Lithuanian politician
Hrodna in Belarus) is a Lithuanian politician of Polish nationality and a public activist. She was a deputy chairman of the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania
Leokadija_Počikovska
Exchange between Poland and Soviet Lithuania
Agreements [pl]. The resettlement of ethnic Poles from Lithuania saw numerous delays. Local Polish clergy were active in agitating against leaving, and the underground
Population exchange between Poland and Lithuanian SSR
Population_exchange_between_Poland_and_Lithuanian_SSR
Parliamentary elections were held in Lithuania on 13 and 27 October 2024 to elect the 141 members of the Seimas. Members were elected in 71 single-member constituencies
2024 Lithuanian parliamentary election
2024_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election
Pro-Soviet movement during the perestroika
the Russophone minority of Lithuania, which might have surprised the Poles of Warsaw, then seeking a de-communization in Poland. At the election to the
Yedinstvo_(Lithuania)
Aristocratic republic in Europe (1569–1795)
of Lithuania, existing from 1569 to 1795. This state was among the largest, most populated countries of 16th- to 18th-century Europe. At its peak in the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish–Lithuanian_Commonwealth
Failed Soviet invasion of Lithuania (1918–1919)
The Lithuanian–Soviet War or Lithuanian–Bolshevik War (Lithuanian: karas su bolševikais) was fought between newly independent Lithuania and the Russian
Lithuanian–Soviet_War
Lithuanian social democratic politician of Polish ethnicity
aimed at promoting dialogue among Lithuanian Poles and between Poles and Lithuanians. He joined the Social Democrats in 2014 and was elected chairman of
Robert_Duchniewicz
Topics referred to by the same term
Public Library Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance, a political party in Lithuania European Association of Psychology
EAPL
offensive in April 1919. Lithuanians described Vilnius as their historical capital and an integral part of the ethnographic Lithuania, while to the Poles, because
1919 Polish coup attempt in Lithuania
1919_Polish_coup_attempt_in_Lithuania
Series of wars between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Grand Duchy of Moscow
The Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars (also known as the Russo-Lithuanian Wars or simply Muscovite Wars or Lithuanian Wars) were a series of wars between the
Muscovite–Lithuanian_Wars
considered for merging. › The Thirteenth Seimas of Lithuania is a parliament (Seimas) in Lithuania. Elections took place on 11 October 2020, with the
Thirteenth_Seimas
coalition, including the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, Social Democratic Labour Party, and Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families
2020 Lithuanian parliamentary election
2020_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election
Union, the Modern Christian Democrats and the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania formed a coalition after the election (these parties combined and
2000 Lithuanian parliamentary election
2000_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election
minorities: The percentage of ethnic Lithuanians has increased from 79.6% in 1989 to 83.5% in 2001; the percentage of Poles has decreased from 7.0% to 6.7%
Ethnic minorities in Lithuania
Ethnic_minorities_in_Lithuania
Lithuanian politician (born 1953)
1953 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian Polish journalist, politician, president of the Association of Poles in Lithuania, and member of the Lithuanian Seimas
Michal_Mackevič
1941–1944 Nazi murders in Vilnius, Lithuania
(Lithuanian: Panerių žudynės), was the mass murder of up to 100,000 people, mostly Jews, Poles, and Russians, by German SD and SS and the Lithuanian Ypatingasis
Ponary_massacre
German-Soviet Invasion of Poland, part of the Vilnius Region was under Lithuanian administration in the period lasting from the takeover of the city from the occupying
Vilnius Region under Lithuanian administration (1939–1940)
Vilnius_Region_under_Lithuanian_administration_(1939–1940)
Period of Lithuanian history from 1941 to 1945
between Lithuanians and the Poles were poor. Pre-war tensions over the Vilnius Region resulted in a low-level conflict between Poles and Lithuanians. Nazi-sponsored
German occupation of Lithuania during World War II
German_occupation_of_Lithuania_during_World_War_II
War of succession in medieval Lithuania
struggle, as Poland sought to turn the Lithuanian nobles against Švitrigaila. In April 1432 at Sieradz, the Poles offered to Švitrigaila the same deal as
Lithuanian Civil War (1432–1438)
Lithuanian_Civil_War_(1432–1438)
Period of Poles Repatriation
17,000. In Soviet Belarus, some 540,000 Poles remained, and in Lithuania, 230,000. Bug River property Poles in the Soviet Union Soviet repressions of Polish
Repatriation of Poles (1955–1959)
Repatriation_of_Poles_(1955–1959)
Adoption or imposition of Polish culture
long process of cultural assimilation. Poles reached Lithuania long before the union of the two countries. In a letter to the German Franciscans, Grand
Polonisation
Banned political party in Lithuania
banned communist party in Lithuania. The party was established in early October 1918 and operated clandestinely until it was legalized in 1940 after the Soviets
Communist_Party_of_Lithuania
Polish cultural association in Lithuania
Popierania Kultury i Oświaty "Pochodnia") was a cultural association of Poles in Lithuania. The first chairman was Wiktor Budzyński (1924-1935), who was succeeded
Pochodnia
Capital and largest city of Lithuania
(/ˈvɪlniəs/ VIL-nee-əs; Lithuanian: [ˈvʲɪlʲnʲʊs] ) is the capital of and largest city in Lithuania and the most-populous city in the Baltic states. The
Vilnius
Conflict in Eastern Europe
Russia and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Between 1655 and 1660, the Swedish invasion was also fought in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and so
Polish–Russian War (1654–1667)
Polish–Russian_War_(1654–1667)
1610–12 event during Russia's Time of Troubles
in 1619, which ended the Russian-Polish War and fostered an exchange of prisoners, the Poles and Lithuanians captured in the Kremlin were settled in Yaroslavl
Polish–Lithuanian occupation of Moscow
Polish–Lithuanian_occupation_of_Moscow
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POLES IN-LITHUANIA
POLES IN-LITHUANIA
Girl/Female
Latin
Goddess of shepherds and flocks.
Girl/Female
Native American
Pigeon.
Boy/Male
Greek Polish
Defender of man.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name Rollo or Rolf.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Hole 1.
Female
Irish
Irish form of French Madeline, MADAILÉIN means "of Magdala."
Female
Irish
Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic LÃadan, LÃADÃIN means "grey lady."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Mole 3 and 4.Catalan : habitation name from any of various minor places named Moles, from the plural of mola (see Mola).
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Goddess of the Poles
Surname or Lastname
English (Leicestershire)
English (Leicestershire) : variant of Paul or Pool.Americanized spelling of German Pohle or Pohl.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Pyle.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Cole.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Welsh origin)
English (of Welsh origin) : variant of Powell, with redundant English patronymic -s.English : patronymic from Poul, a variant of the personal name Paul.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Pole. It is not clear why there is a significant subset of Italian forenames with this surname.
Female
Native American
Native American Algonquin name PULES means "pigeon."
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Pole Star
Male
Croatian
, goodness.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Sole.
Boy/Male
French, German, Polish
Long
Boy/Male
Latin
God of cattle.
POLES IN-LITHUANIA
POLES IN-LITHUANIA
POLES IN-LITHUANIA
POLES IN-LITHUANIA
POLES IN-LITHUANIA
POLES IN-LITHUANIA
POLES IN-LITHUANIA
a.
Pierced with a hole or holes, or with pores; having transparent dots resembling holes.
n.
A long, slender piece of wood; a tall, slender piece of timber; the stem of a small tree whose branches have been removed; as, specifically: (a) A carriage pole, a wooden bar extending from the front axle of a carriage between the wheel horses, by which the carriage is guided and held back. (b) A flag pole, a pole on which a flag is supported. (c) A Maypole. See Maypole. (d) A barber's pole, a pole painted in stripes, used as a sign by barbers and hairdressers. (e) A pole on which climbing beans, hops, or other vines, are trained.
v. t.
To furnish with poles for support; as, to pole beans or hops.
v. t.
To inclose; to take in; to harvest.
prep.
With reference to movement or tendency toward a certain limit or environment; -- sometimes equivalent to into; as, to put seed in the ground; to fall in love; to end in death; to put our trust in God.
n.
A point upon the surface of a sphere equally distant from every part of the circumference of a great circle; or the point in which a diameter of the sphere perpendicular to the plane of such circle meets the surface. Such a point is called the pole of that circle; as, the pole of the horizon; the pole of the ecliptic; the pole of a given meridian.
prep.
With reference to physical surrounding, personal states, etc., abstractly denoted; as, I am in doubt; the room is in darkness; to live in fear.
v. t.
To stir, as molten glass, with a pole.
prep.
A prefix from Eng. prep. in, also from Lat. prep. in, meaning in, into, on, among; as, inbred, inborn, inroad; incline, inject, intrude. In words from the Latin, in- regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial; as, illusion, irruption, imblue, immigrate, impart. In- is sometimes used with an simple intensive force.
n.
One who poles.
n.
One of the opposite or contrasted parts or directions in which a polar force is manifested; a point of maximum intensity of a force which has two such points, or which has polarity; as, the poles of a magnet; the north pole of a needle.
prep.
With reference to space or place; as, he lives in Boston; he traveled in Italy; castles in the air.
prep.
With reference to a limit of time; as, in an hour; it happened in the last century; in all my life.
adv.
With privilege or possession; -- used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin; as, in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband.
n.
Either extremity of an axis of a sphere; especially, one of the extremities of the earth's axis; as, the north pole.
v. t.
To impel by a pole or poles, as a boat.
n.
A pole for supporting a scaffold.
imp. & p. p.
of Pole
adv.
Not out; within; inside. In, the preposition, becomes an adverb by omission of its object, leaving it as the representative of an adverbial phrase, the context indicating what the omitted object is; as, he takes in the situation (i. e., he comprehends it in his mind); the Republicans were in (i. e., in office); in at one ear and out at the other (i. e., in or into the head); his side was in (i. e., in the turn at the bat); he came in (i. e., into the house).
v. t.
To convey on poles; as, to pole hay into a barn.
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