polis
[ poh-lis ]
/ ˈpoʊ lɪs /
noun, plural po·leis [poh-lahys] /ˈpoʊ laɪs/.
an ancient Greek city-state.
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metropolis, center, municipality, downtown, place, capital, port, burg, borough, megalopolis, conurbation, apple
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Origin of polis
1890–95; < Greek pólis, plural (Ionic) póleis
-polis
a combining form, meaning “city,” appearing in loanwords from Greek (metropolis), and used in the formation of placenames (Annapolis).
Origin of -polis
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polis
1/ (ˈpɒlɪs) /
noun plural poleis (ˈpɒlaɪs)
an ancient Greek city-state
Word Origin for polis
from Greek: city
noun
Scot and Irish the police or a police officer
Word Origin for polis
C19: a variant pronunciation of police
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