polje

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noun

An extensive depression having a flat floor and steep walls but no outflowing surface stream and found in a region having karst topography (as in parts of Yugoslavia).

Similar
karst field
OriginSlavic ← Proto-Slavic *poľe →
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Meanings

nounpolje (plural poljes)

plural poljes

  1. geographyAn extensive depression having a flat floor and steep walls but no outflowing surface stream and found in a region having karst topography (as in parts of Yugoslavia).

    Synonyms: karst field

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn extensive depression having a flat floor and steep walls but no outflowing surface stream and found in a region having karst topography (as in parts of Yugoslavia).

Similar
karst field

Origin

  1. Proto-Slavic*poľe“field”
  2. Slavic
  3. Englishpolje

From a Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *poľe (“field”).

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APA

polje. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polje

MLA

“polje.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polje. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polje,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polje.

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