1. polonaise - Noun
2. polonaise - Adjective
3. polonaise - Verb
4. Polonaise - Proper noun
Of or pertaining to the Poles, or to Poland.
The Polish language.
An article of dress for women, consisting of a body and an outer skirt in one piece.
A stately Polish dance tune, in 3-4 measure, beginning always on the beat with a quaver followed by a crotchet, and closing on the beat after a strong accent on the second beat; also, a dance adapted to such music; a polacca.
Source: Webster's dictionaryTchaikovsky also used the polonaise frequently, the dance being a musical code for the Romanov dynasty and a symbol of Russian patriotism. Source: Internet
Rangoni convinces the Pretender to hide as the Polish nobles emerge from the castle dancing a polonaise (Polonaise). Source: Internet
His system was published by the Polish general J. Bem, under the title Exposé général de la méthode mnémonique polonaise, perfectionnée à Paris (Paris, 1839). Source: Internet
His next work, a polonaise in A-flat major of 1821, dedicated to Żywny, is his earliest surviving musical manuscript. Source: Internet
The, presumably very thin, Kielce students have previously set a record for the most people dancing a Polonaise in one place. Source: Internet