polis

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noun large town

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Word Origin & History

"ancient Greek city-state," 1894, from Greek polis "city, one's city; the state, citizens," from PIE *pele- "citadel, enclosed space, often on high ground" (cf. Sanskrit pur, puram "city, citadel," Lithuanian pilis "fortress").

Example Sentences for polis

I allow them this house to meet in, bekaise it's large and far from the polis.

She longed to be in the Polis again, among civilized people.

If only he were Greek, what a fighter for the Polis he would be.

In her mind she saw the Polis, glowing golden at the edge of the sea.

The Polis was the hub of the world, the fulfillment of all desires.

And her place in the Polis was dependent on the basileus, Michael.

Her own city, the Polis, was everything now that this place had been centuries ago.

They can bite smartly, according to Polis, but are easily avoided or killed.

Don't be all night before the polis in plain clothes sees us.

He was an Indian whose home was on the same island where Polis lived.

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