Kallipolis

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Kallipolis

/kəˈlɪpəlɪs/

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From Ancient Greek Καλλίπολις (Kallípolis, “City of Beauty”). Doublet of Callipolis, Gallipoli, and Gelibolu.

proper noun Callipolis

The utopian city state ruled by philosopher kings as theorised by Plato in the Republic.
historical Former name of Gelibolu: a city in Turkey.

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@misc{kallipolis_2026,
  title = {Kallipolis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kallipolis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}