Usually means: Ancient Greek city-state communities.
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  1. poleis: Merriam-Webster
  2. poleis: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. poleis: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. poleis: Collins English Dictionary
  5. -poleis, poleis: Wiktionary
  6. poleis: Dictionary.com
  7. Poleis: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. poleis: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. poleis: Legal dictionary

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  1. poleis: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Polis)

▸ noun:  (historical) A Greek city-state.
▸ noun:  (uncountable, Scotland, Ireland, Geordie) The police.
▸ noun:  (countable, Scotland, Ireland, Geordie) A police officer.
▸ noun:  A surname.
▸ Also see polis


Opposite:
apolitical, unpolitical, nonpolitical

Adjectives:
greek, other, many, independent, individual, ancient, small, various, hellenic, early, archaic

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Opposite:
apolitical, unpolitical, nonpolitical

Adjectives:
greek, other, many, independent, individual, ancient, small, various, hellenic, early, archaic




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