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polis

1

[ poh-lis ]

noun

, plural po·leis [poh, -lahys].
  1. an ancient Greek city-state.


-polis

2
  1. a combining form, meaning “city,” appearing in loanwords from Greek ( metropolis ), and used in the formation of placenames ( Annapolis ).

polis

1

/ ˈpolɪs /

noun

  1. the police or a police officer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


polis

2

/ ˈpɒlɪs /

noun

  1. an ancient Greek city-state
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of polis1

1890–95; < Greek pólis, plural (Ionic) póleis

Origin of polis2

Combining form representing Greek pólis polis
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Word History and Origins

Origin of polis1

C19: a variant pronunciation of police

Origin of polis2

from Greek: city
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Example Sentences

Essentially, manpower was never a significant problem for the Macedonian kings, with the kingdom’s burgeoning population spread across numerous villages, as opposed to being concentrated in urban centers or poleis.

She also pointed to a range of other philanthropy Polis was involved in, from founding charter schools, which she noted were not named after him, to distributing computers to organizations in need.

Polis and state health officials are expected to address the public Wednesday.

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In a now famous clip, Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) was asked what percentage of Congress smokes.

One case which did garner some mainstream media attention was that of Chrissy Lee Polis.

U.S. Rep. Jared Polis is another Democrat frustrated by the highly visible and political failure of the civil unions bill.

His father coined the word “poliatrist”, meaning a healer of the polis or city.

Frank is retiring, Baldwin is running for the Senate, and Polis and Ciciline are up for reelection.

It would have gone hard with them as they left the cage, but someone whispered, "Here's the polis!"

Wan day a captain an' a squad iv polis backed th' wagon up to th' dure iv th' palace an' rung th' bell.

I 've a bit of paper for you somewhere, from one you know, if them blackguards the 'polis' has not made me lose it.

The constitution of the polis is a Phœnician invention, even this has been imitated by the Hellenes.

The Greek polis and the αἱεν ἁριστεὑειν grew up out of mutual enmity.

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