pólis

See also: Appendix:Variations of "polis"

Fula

Etymology

From French police.

Verb

pólis o

1. (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/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.liʃ/

• Hyphenation: pó‧lis

Noun

pólis f (invariable)

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

Related terms

• acrópole
• Constantinopla
• Florianópolis
• megalópole
• metrópole