Polis Definition

pōlĭs
poleis
noun
In ancient Greece, a city-state.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A surname​.

Wiktionary
suffix

City.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Polis

Noun

Singular:
polis
Plural:
poleis, polises

Origin of Polis

  • Greek pelə-3 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek πόλις (polis) “city”

    From Wiktionary

  • polis

    From Wiktionary

Polis Sentence Examples

  • The lands through which Io is to travel are devoid of the civil and religious institutions of the classical Greek polis and oikos.

  • The need for philosophy, he thought, began with the break-up of the harmony of the polis, the ancient Greek city-state.

  • Dr. Ma concentrates on ancient Greek history; his particular interests are Asia Minor, Greek epigraphy and the Hellenistic polis.

  • Follow the coast northwards from Paphos and you'll come across the charming village of Latchi and Polis.

  • The future belonged to any power that could combine the advantages of both systems, could make a state larger than the Greek polis, and animated by a spirit equal to that of the Greek soldier.

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Words Starting With

PPOPOL

Words Ending With

SISLIS

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Words Starting With P and Ending With S

Starts With P & Ends With SStarts With PO & Ends With SStarts With P & Ends With IS

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