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Polaca (other)
Polaca may refer to: * Polača, two villages in Croatia * Polacca, 17th-century sailing vessel *Polaca, in Brazilian Portuguese the word (meaning "Polish woman") became synonymous to "prostitute" {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polača
Polača is a village and a municipality in Croatia in Zadar County. According to the 2011 census, there are 1,468 inhabitants, in the following settlements: * Donja Jagodnja, population 113 * Gornja Jagodnja, population 85 * Kakma, population 213 * Polača, population 1,057 88% of the population are Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, G .... References Municipalities of Croatia Populated places in Zadar County {{Zadar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polacca
A polacca (or ''polacre'') is a type of seventeenth- to nineteenth-century sailing vessel, similar to the xebec. The name is the feminine of "Polish" in the Italian language. The polacca was frequently seen in the Mediterranean. It had two or three single-pole masts, the three-masted vessels often with a lateen hoisted on the foremast (which was slanted forward to accommodate the large lateen yard) and a gaff or lateen on the mizzen mast. The mainmast was square-rigged after the European style. Special polaccas were used by Murat Reis, whose ships had lateen sails in front and fore-and-aft rig behind. Some polacca pictures show what appears to be a ship-rigged vessel (sometimes with a lateen on the mizzen) with a galley-like hull and single-pole masts. Thus, the term "polacca" seems to refer primarily to the masting and possibly the hull type as opposed to the type of rig used for the sails. Two-masted polaccas were referred to as brig-polaccas with square sails on both masts. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |