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Polonist

noun
Po·​lo·​nist | \ -nə̇st\
plural -s

Definition of Polonist

: a specialist in the Polish language or Polish literature and culture

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History and Etymology for Polonist

Medieval Latin Polonia Poland + English -ist

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