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polis¹
- /ˈpɒ.lɪs/
- /ˈpoʊ.lɪs/
Rhymes with -ɒlɪs
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “fortified town; city state”). Doublet of Puri and puri
noun poleis · polises
- A Greek city-state. By the end of the century, poleis had been established throughout the Hellenic world, all bearing a marked family resemblance.
polis²
- /ˈpɒ.lɪs/
- /ˈpoʊ.lɪs/
Rhymes with -ɒlɪs
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Scots polis. Doublet of police, policy, and polity.
noun polises · pollis
- The police. 'Oh, don't bring in the polis on me, kind gentleman,' implored Mrs Laffey with redoubled fluency; 'the dirty, thievin' sergeant that set the lie against me a short while back over Mister Johnson's sthrayin' pullets, it's little justice I should ever see. Be the good kind gentleman—'
- A police officer.
Polis³
proper noun
- A town and municipality of Paphos district, Cyprus; in full, Polis Chrysochous.
- A surname. Don't even think about the odds that Bobby Schmautz of Vancouver Canucks would score the winning goal or that Greg Polis of Pittsburgh Penguins would win the car.
Translations
Talk about this word "polis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/polis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. polis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/polis "polis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/polis.Cite this
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title = {polis},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/polis},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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