"Marco Polo" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmɑɹkoʊ ˈpoʊloʊ/ Audio: en-us-marco polo.ogg Forms: Marco Polos [plural]
Etymology: After Marco Polo (1254–1324), Venetian merchant, whose travels were documented in a book that introduced Europeans to Central Asia and China. The Italian name is from Latin Marcus + Paulus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|it|-}} Italian, {{der|en|la|Marcus}} Latin Marcus Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Marco Polo (countable and uncountable, plural Marco Polos)
  1. (countable) A renowned traveler. Tags: countable
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  2. (uncountable, games) 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". Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Games Synonyms (game): marco polo, Marcopolo, marcopolo
    Sense id: en-Marco_Polo-en-noun-MBd~5RnL Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 52 48 Topics: games Disambiguation of 'game': 0 100

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