pólis

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Fula[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French police.

Verb[edit]

pólis o

  1. (Pulaar) police

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References[edit]

  • M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, fortified town; city state).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: pó‧lis

Noun[edit]

pólis f (invariable)

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

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