Polonia
n.— «About one out of every three Poles still settles in the Chicago region, according to immigration records. It has became such a haven, people in Poland commonly refer to it as “Polonia,” the word for a Polish settlement outside the homeland.» —“Missed moments” in Kety, Poland Daily Herald (Chicago, Illinois) Nov. 7, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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