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Poles

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Also known as Polish people, Polacy, Pole

West Slavic ethnic group

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Poles are a West Slavic ethnic group primarily from Poland and neighboring regions of Central Europe. They matter historically and culturally as one of Europe's major ethnic groups, with significant influence on European history, politics, and culture.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
people
Subclass of
Lechites
Has part
Lemkos
Languages spoken
Polish
Native language
Polish
Religion
Catholicism
Country
Kazakhstan
Population
55000000
Image
35 Notable Poles.jpg
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male form of label
Polacy
on focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Ukraine
Commons category
People of Poland
topic's main category
Category:Polish people
female form of label
poloneză
studied by
Polish studies
language used
Polish
different from
Polaco
native label
Polacy
inception
1000-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Languages Predominantly Polish

Religion Predominantly Roman Catholicism Related ethnic groups Other West Slavs Especially other Lechites

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Poles” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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