Poly, from the Greek
πολύς meaning "many" or "much", may refer to:
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China Poly Group Corporation
China Poly Group Corporation () is a state owned Chinese business group among 102 central state owned enterprises under the supervision of State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC).
It is both prim ...
, a Chinese business group, and its subsidiaries:
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Poly Property
Poly Property Group Co., Ltd., is a Hong Kong incorporated Chinese property developer, with its major businesses include property development, investment and management. It mainly develops mid to high-end residential and commercial properties i ...
, a Hong Kong incorporated Chinese property developer
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Poly Real Estate
Poly Real Estate Group Co., Ltd. is a Chinese real estate developer, and a subsidiary of state-owned China Poly Group. It principally engaged in the design, development, construction and sale of residential and commercial properties, as well as th ...
, a Chinese real estate developer
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Poly Technologies
The Poly Technologies (), sometimes abbreviated as PolyTech, a subsidiary of China Poly Group Corporation, is a trade company with headquarters in Beijing, China. The company deals with missiles and other military products. The company was fou ...
, a defense manufacturing company
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Poly (company)
Poly, formerly Polycom, a part of HP Inc., is an American multinational corporation that develops video, voice and content collaboration and communication technology.
Polycom was co-founded in 1990 by Brian L Hinman and Jeffrey Rodman. In 2018 ...
, formerly Polycom, an American communications technology company
People
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Poly (footballer)
Policarpo Ribeiro de Oliveira (21 December 1907 – May 1986) was a Brazilian football player. He played for the Brazil national football team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup
The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world cha ...
(1906-1986), full name Policarpo Ribeiro de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
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Natasha Poly
Natalia Sergeevna Polevshchikova (russian: Наталья Серге́евна Полевщикова; born 12 July 1985), known professionally as Natasha Poly, is a Russian supermodel. Since 2004, Poly has appeared in prominent high-fashion ad ...
(born 1985), stage name of Russian supermodel Natalya Sergeyevna Polevshchikova
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Poly Styrene
Marianne Joan Elliott-Said (3 July 1957 – 25 April 2011), known by the stage name Poly Styrene, was an English musician, singer-songwriter, and frontwoman for the punk rock band X-Ray Spex.
Early life
Poly Styrene was born Marianne Joan Ell ...
(1957–2011), stage name of British musician Marianne Joan Elliott-Said
Other uses
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Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is a public research university located in Hung Hom, Hong Kong near Hung Hom station. The University is one of the eight government-funded degree-granting tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. Founded ...
, locally known as Poly
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Poly (website)
Poly was a website created by Google for users to browse, distribute, and download 3D objects. It was intended to allow creators to easily share and access 3D objects. It featured a free library containing thousands of 3D objects for use in vir ...
, a website by Google
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Polynesian, often shortened to poly, as in ‘Poly people are also called “Pasifika” or “Tangata Moana” (people of the ocean)’
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Polyamory
Polyamory () is the practice of, or desire for, romantic relationships with more than one partner at the same time, with the informed consent of all partners involved. People who identify as polyamorous may believe in open relationships wit ...
, often shortened to poly, as in 'poly relationship'
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Polyethylene
Polyethylene or polythene (abbreviated PE; IUPAC name polyethene or poly(methylene)) is the most commonly produced plastic. It is a polymer, primarily used for packaging ( plastic bags, plastic films, geomembranes and containers including bo ...
, often shortened to poly, as in 'poly gloves'
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Polyspheric
The Polyspheric or Poly engines were V8 engines produced by Chrysler from 1955 to 1958 as lower-cost alternatives to the Hemi engines. These engines were based on the ''Hemi'' engines, using the same blocks and crankshaft parts, but completely ...
or Poly, lower-cost V8 engines produced by Chrysler from 1955 to 1958
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Polytechnic Heights, Fort Worth, Texas
Polytechnic Heights, known as Poly by locals, is a neighborhood of Fort Worth, Texas, located on the southeast side of the city. In 2016, the neighborhood had roughly 20,000 citizens.
Texas Wesleyan University is located in Polytechnic Heights. ...
, locally known as Poly
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Polytechnic Institute of NYU
The New York University Tandon School of Engineering (commonly referred to as Tandon) is the engineering and applied sciences school of New York University. Tandon is the second oldest private engineering and technology school in the United Sta ...
, locally known as Poly
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The Rensselaer Polytechnic
''The Rensselaer Polytechnic'' is the student-run news organization of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Prior to 2018, it was published in print every Wednesday during the Institute's fall and spring academic calendars (except during holiday and ...
'', also known as ''The Poly'', the student newspaper of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society (commonly known as The Poly) is an educational, cultural and scientific charity, as well as a local arts and cinema venue, based in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The Society exists to promot ...
, a UK charity commonly known as "The Poly"
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Poly-1
The Poly-1 was a desktop computer designed in New Zealand for educational use.
Background
The Poly-1 was developed in 1980 by Neil Scott and Paul Bryant, who at the time were teaching electronics engineering at Wellington Polytechnic (now Massey ...
, a 1980s desktop computer designed in New Zealand for educational use
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Warren CP-1
The Warren CP-1, also called Miss Poly, Miss Polytechnic and the Warren Monoplane, was the second aircraft built by engineering students at California Polytechnic State University, California Polytechnic College, after their first project the Mas ...
, also called Miss Poly, a 1929 aircraft built by engineering students at California Polytechnic College
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Polly (disambiguation)
Polly is a female given name.
Polly may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters
* See Polly
Films
* ''Polly'' (film), a 1989 television musical adaptation of the book ''Pollyanna'', starring Keshia Knight Pulliam and ...
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