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Polis etymology
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English word polis comes from Ancient Greek πόλις
Etymology of polis
Detailed word origin of polis
Dictionary entry
Language
Definition
πόλις
Ancient Greek
(grc)
polis
English
(en)
(historical) A Greek city-state.
Words with the same origin as
polis
Descendants of πόλις
metro
police
sloppy