Meanings
proper noun
- historicalA historic region of Poland, stretching from Bielsko-Biała in the south-west to Siedlce in the north-east.
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Lesser Poland Voivodeship: a voivodeship of Poland.
Origin
- PolishMałopolska
- EnglishLesser Poland
Calque of Polish Małopolska.
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Catalan Petita Polònia
- Petita Polòniaa historical region of Poland
Chinese Mandarin 小波蘭 /小波兰
- 小波蘭 /小波兰 (Xiǎo Bōlán)a historical region of Poland
Czech Malopolsko
- Malopolskoa historical region of Poland
Danish Lillepolen
- Lillepolena historical region of Poland
Finnish Vähä-Puola
- Vähä-Puolaa historical region of Poland
German Kleinpolen
- Kleinpolena historical region of Poland
Hindi लघुतर पोलैंड
- लघुतर पोलैंड (laghutar polaiṇḍ)a historical region of Poland
Japanese マウォポルスカ
- マウォポルスカ (Mawoporusuka)a historical region of Poland
Latin Polonia Minor
- Polonia Minora historical region of Poland
Polish Małopolska
- Małopolskaa historical region of Poland
Russian Ма́лая По́льша
- Ма́лая По́льша (Málaja Pólʹša)a historical region of Poland
Spanish Pequeña Polonia
- Pequeña Poloniaa historical region of Poland
Swedish Lillpolen
- Lillpolena historical region of Poland
Cite this entry
APA
Lesser Poland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lesser%20Poland
MLA
“Lesser Poland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lesser%20Poland. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lesser Poland,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lesser%20Poland.
Source: Lesser Poland on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.