POLIS


Meaning of POLIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpä-ləs ]

noun

( plural po·leis ˈpä-ˌlās)

Etymology: Greek — more at police

Date: 1884

: a Greek city-state ; broadly : a state or society especially when characterized by a sense of community

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.