Marco Polo

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Mar·co Po·lo

(mär′kō pō′lō)

See Marco Polo.

Marco Polo

(ˈmɑːkəʊ ˈpəʊləʊ)

(Biography) See Polo

po•lo

(ˈpoʊ loʊ)

n., pl. -los.

1. a game played on horseback between two teams of four players each, who score points by driving a wooden ball into the opponents' goal with a long-handled mallet.

2. any game broadly resembling this, esp. water polo.

3. polo shirt.

[1835–45; < Balti (Tibetan language of Kashmir): ball]

po′lo•ist, n.

Po•lo

(ˈpoʊ loʊ)

n.

Marco, c1254–1324, Venetian traveler.

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Marco Polo - Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)

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(If anything is reminding you of Macro Polo's travels throughout Asia, you're not the only one: The game draws heavily from the tales of the Venetian merchant.)

A masterful caper worthy of legend

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North Cape & the Land of the Midnight Sun

Kublai Khan, whom Macro Polo and his father served, tolerated all religions, and even employed Nestorians in his court.