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Definition of polis - 3 dictionary results

po⋅lis

  [poh-lis]
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–noun, plural -leis  [-lahys] .
an ancient Greek city-state.
Origin:
1890–95; < Gk pólis, pl. (Ionic) póleis

-polis

 
a combining form, meaning “city,” appearing in loanwords from Greek (metropolis), and used in the formation of placenames (Annapolis).
Origin:
comb. form repr. Gk pólis polis
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po·lis   (pō'lĭs)   
n.   pl. po·leis (-lās')
A city-state of ancient Greece.

[Greek; see pelə-3 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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