# Podlachia

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A historical region and geographical region in northeastern Poland.

## Etymology
From Polish pod (“near”)+Polish las (“forest”), or from Polish pod (“near”) and Polish Lach (“archaic word with meaning - Pole”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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