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

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From TechCrunch

I laid down on the floor and watched the Marco Polo diary with the contemporary footage and I felt like I took a trip.

From The Daily Beast

Yules edition of Marco Polo has also been a very inspiring source of material.

From Project Gutenberg

Marco Polo speaks of a stone fibre found at Chinchin, which answers in description to asbestos.

From Project Gutenberg

Marco Polo, in the thirteenth century, frequently speaks of velvet as an Asiatic fabric.

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"Thy tales are more piquant than the tales of Marco Polo," his friend said rallying him.

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Froissart and Marco Polo should be included; the fable-making travelers perform a very useful function.

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