polje
noun
pol·je
\ˈpōlye\
Definition of polje
-s
: 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)
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Origin and Etymology of polje
Serbo-Croatian, literally, field; akin to Old Slavic polje field — more at floor
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