Associations to the word «Polk»

Wiktionary

POLK, proper noun. A surname​.
POLK, verb. (obsolete) (slang) To dance the polka.

Dictionary definition

POLK, noun. 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849).

Wise words

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