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Marco Polos

Marco Polos is the plural of Marco Polo.

Meaning of Marco Polo

Noun

Marco Polo (countable and uncountable, plural Marco Polos)

  1. (countable) A renowned traveler.
    • Ibn Battuta has inevitably been compared with him and has usually taken second prize as "the Marco Polo of the Muslim world" or "the Marco Polo of the tropics"2004, Ross E. Dunn, chapter 1, in The adventures of Ibn Battuta, a Muslim traveler of the fourteenth century, page 5
  2. (uncountable) A hunting game—usually played in a swimming pool—where the seeker moves with closed eyes or blindfolded, finding the other players by calling "Marco" and reacting to the other players' replies of "Polo".

Questions about Marco Polos

What is Marco Polos the plural of?
Marco Polos is the plural of Marco Polo.

Words near Marco Polos in the dictionary

  1. MARCKS
  2. marco
  3. Marco Island
  4. marco polo
  5. Marco Polo sheep
  6. Marco Polos
  7. Marcobrunner
  8. Marcobrunners
  9. Marcola
  10. marcom
  11. Marcomanni

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