pólis

See also: Appendix:Variations of "polis"

Fula

Etymology

From French police.

Verb

pólis o

(Pulaar) police

Related terms

polise

References

M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “fortified town; city state”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.lis/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.liʃ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.liʃ/

Hyphenation: pó‧lis

Noun

pólis f (invariable)

polis (a city or city-state in Ancient Greece)

Related terms

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