Marco Polo

[ mahr-koh poh-loh ]

noun

1. Polo, Marco.

Marco Polo

/ ˈmɑːkəʊ ˈpəʊləʊ /

noun

1. See Polo

Polo, Marco

1. An Italian explorer of the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries; one of the first Europeans to travel across Asia . He visited the court of Kublai Khan ( see “ Kubla Khan ” under “Literature in English” ), the Mongol ruler of China , and became a government official in China. His account of his travels was distributed after his return to Italy .

Example Sentences

I played Marco Polo in the pool with the Persian kids.

From Los Angeles Times

In January 2013, a Montana livestock worker returned to the United States from Kyrgyzstan hiding tissue from a Marco Polo argali sheep, one of the largest in the world, federal prosecutors said.

From New York Times

The embryos were later implanted in a ewe, resulting in a pure Marco Polo argali sheep that Schubert named “Montana Mountain King,” the documents show.

From Seattle Times

Other events planned for the year include a major exhibit at the Palazzo Ducale tracing Marco Polo’s 13th century travels to Asia.

From Seattle Times

Having hosted karaoke nights for over a decade in the northwest corner of Georgetown, Marco Polo is a tried-and-true bar that knows the karaoke ropes.

From Seattle Times