pólis

See also: Appendix:Variations of "polis"

Fula

Etymology

From French police.

Verb

pólis o

  1. (Pulaar) police

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

 

  • Hyphenation: pó‧lis

Noun

pólis f (invariable)

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