POLIS

Polis

Polis, plural poleis, literally means city in Greek. It could also mean citizenship and body of citizens. In modern historiography "polis" is normally used to indicate the ancient Greek city-states, like Classical Athens and its contemporaries, so polis is often translated as "city-state".

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polis

Noun

  1. A city, or a city-state.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. The police.
  2. A policeman or policewoman.


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