First Known Use: 1853
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polynya
noun po·lyn·ya \ˌpä-lən-ˈyä\
plural polynyas also po·lyn·yi \-ˈyē\
Definition of POLYNYA
: an area of open water in sea ice
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Origin of POLYNYA
Russian polyn'ya
Rhymes with POLYNYA
abaca, Abdullah, Adana, agora, ahimsa, aloha, Antalya, assignat, Astana, Aymara, baccarat, baklava, Bogotá, brouhaha, cervelat, coup d'état, Cumaná, Delacroix, entrechat, feria, guarana, haftarah, haniwa, Heredia, inshallah, Kashiwa, koruna, Kostroma, la-di-da, ma-and-pa, Machida, Malinois, Mardi Gras, Masséna, Modena, moussaka, Oshawa, pakeha, panama, Panama, Paraná, parashah, pas de trois, persona, pietà, podesta, polenta, port de bras, reseda, rufiyaa, Shangri-la, tempura, ulema, usquebaugh
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