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In some senses, polis is marked as historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.
polis
/ˈpɒ.lɪs/
noun 3name 2
Collocations
5ADJ.
smallest
VERB + POLIS
draw
POLIS + NOUN
boulder, penguins, pittsburgh, she's
PREP.
onto, through
ADV.
probably
Definitions
noun
1
A Greek city-state.
By the end of the century, poleis had been established throughout the Hellenic world, all bearing a marked family resemblance.
noun
1
The police.
Even in his Ma's womb, you would have had to define Spud less as a foetus, more as a set of dormant drug and personality problems. He'd probably draw the polis onto them through knocking a saltcellar out of the Little Chef.
2
A police officer.
name
1
A town and municipality of Paphos district, Cyprus; in full, Polis Chrysochous.
2
A surname.
Don't even think about the odds that Bobby Schmautz of Vancouver Canucks would score the winning goal or that Greg Polis of Pittsburgh Penguins would win the car.
Carol Polis, who figures she's the world's only lady boxing judge, is having the time of her life— but two things bother her a bit.
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By the end of the century, poleis had been established throughout the Hellenic world, all bearing a marked family resemblance.
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Even in his Ma's womb, you would have had to define Spud less as a foetus, more as a set of dormant drug and personality problems. He'd probably draw the polis onto them through knocking a saltcellar
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Don't even think about the odds that Bobby Schmautz of Vancouver Canucks would score the winning goal or that Greg Polis of Pittsburgh Penguins would win the car.
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Carol Polis, who figures she's the world's only lady boxing judge, is having the time of her life— but two things bother her a bit.
Wiktionary05
Jared Polis of Boulder is the first openly gay man elected to Congress as a non-incumbent.
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Puran Polis are made using jaggery.
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