Little Poland

Little Poland

Little Poland may refer to:

*Lesser Poland (Polish: "Małopolska"), a historical region of southern Poland
*Lesser Poland Voivodeship (Polish: "województwo małopolskie"), a present-day administrative region in southern Poland

United States (name for Polish ethnic neighborhoods in many cities)

*Little Poland, Brooklyn, an informal name for a neighborhood of Greenpoint, Brooklyn
*Little Poland (Omaha, Nebraska), an informal name for a neighborhood south of downtown


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