polis
-polis suffix. [pǝ'lɪs]
polis noun. ['pɒlɪs] Pl. poleis ['pɒleɪs].
polis noun. ['pǝʊlɪs, 'pɒl-] Chiefly Scot. & Anglo-Irish. Pl. same.
Irregular Forms: (pl) poleis
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English Dictionary-polis suffix.
[pǝ'lɪs] M19.[from Greek polis city.]Forming names or nicknames of cities or towns, as
cosmopolis,
Cottonopolis,
Indianapolis, etc.
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polis noun1.
['pɒlɪs] Pl. poleis
['pɒleɪs].
L19.[Greek = city.]Hist. A city-State, esp. in ancient Greece;
spec. such a State considered in its ideal form.
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polis noun2.
['pǝʊlɪs, 'pɒl-] Chiefly
Scot. &
Anglo-Irish. Pl. same.
L19.[Repr. regional pronunc. of POLICE noun.]The police; a police officer.
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