polis
A Greek city-stateA Greek city-state.
» Puran Polis are made using jaggery.
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3 senses(historical)A Greek city-state.
Polis
(Geordie, Ireland, Scotland, uncountable)The police.
(Geordie, Ireland, Scotland, countable)A police officer.
Examples
3 sentencesPuran Polis are made using jaggery.
Nilópolis is the smallest municipality in Rio de Janeiro State.
Stefan Zweig spent the last year of his life in the Brazilian city of Petrópolis.
deSein letztes Lebensjahr verbrachte Stefan Zweig in der brasilianischen Stadt Petrópolis. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “fortified town; city state”). DoubletLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “fortified town; city state”). Doublet of Puri and puri
Borrowed from Scots polis. Doublet of police, policy, and polity.
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