English
wikipedia

Pronunciation
enPR|/p�lĭs/, IPA|/�p�.lɪs/

Etymology 1
From AGr. term|scpolytonic|��λι�|trpólis||city state|lang=grc.

Noun
en-noun|poleis|pl2=polises

1. A city, or a city-state.

Derived terms
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-polis
acropolis
akropolis
cosmopolis
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ecumenopolis
megapolis
megalopolis
metropolis
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necropolis
nekropolis
technopolis
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Translations
trans-top|a city or city-state
Dutch: t-|nl|polis
French: t+|fr|polis
Greek: t|el|Π�λι�-κ�ά�ο�|trpolis-kratos|scGrek
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ttbc|Japanese: t+|ja|���|trporisu|scJpan
Korean: t|ko||tr=polisu
Spanish: t-|es|polis
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Etymology 2
From w:Standard English|Standard English term|police|langen, compare Sco. term|polis|langsco.

Alternative spellings
pollis

Noun
en-noun|es|-

1. context|uncountable|Geordie The police.
2. context|countable|Geordie A policeman or policewoman.

References
R:Northeast Dialect 2005

Dutch

Etymology
From It.|nl < term|polizza|langit < L.|nl term|apodixa|langla < AGr.|nl < term|scpolytonic|���δειξι�|trapodeixis||proof|langgrc < term|scpolytonic|��οδείκν�μι|trapodeiknumi||I prove|langgrc.

Noun
infl|nl|noun

1. verzekeringspolis (insurance contract).

Scots

Etymology
From F.|sco term|police|lang=fr.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�polɪs/

Noun
sco-noun|es|-

1. uncountable police.
2. policeman.

Swedish

Pronunciation
audio|Sv-polis.ogg|audio

Noun
sv-noun-reg-er
infl|sv|noun|g=c

1. police (as an organization or as an individual).

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