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jacobcmartin   
22 Aug 2017
Study / Polish dictionaries and works by Polish authors [17]

I am an American interested in learning Polish, but I am not sure how much my Polish for Dummies book and Duolingo will help me since I do not have anyone around me who speaks or is learning Polish. I have searched on amazon.com for books in Polish but have only been able to find books translated into Polish. I would also like to find a dictionary that is not Polish/English, but strictly Polish terms defined in Polish. Google searches have not really helped me find what I am looking for so I would appreciate suggestions.
jacobcmartin   
23 Aug 2017
Study / Polish dictionaries and works by Polish authors [17]

[Totally agree. Can't understand the thinking behind the OP's wish to use one.]

The idea is that I would take a Polish work and read it, using context to figure out words that I haven't yet learned. When I get to words that I cannot figure out using context, I would look them up in the dictionary and see them defined in Polish to avoid translating between the languages. It's similar to immersion.
jacobcmartin   
23 Aug 2017
Study / Polish dictionaries and works by Polish authors [17]

@Ziemowit
I'm glad you found those methods effective for learning English. Is there a way for me to find a dictionary like you'd use in Poland? Whether or not the majority of Polish learners would use one, the point of this entire thread was where to find one.

Thanks for your help.
jacobcmartin   
23 Aug 2017
Study / Polish dictionaries and works by Polish authors [17]

@DominicB
Great! Thanks. If you know of any that I could get in hard copy, that would be especially helpful for me since I prefer to use hard copy texts.