polis
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- noun
- /ˈpoʊlɪs/
:
municipio
- The mayor announced several new initiatives to improve life in the polis.
Just big crowd of people from the polis doing the city thing, right?
- Just big crowd of people from the polis doing the city thing, right?
Examples
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Every weekend, the local market comes alive, attracting people from the entire polis.
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Just big crowd of people from the polis doing the city thing, right?
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The Polis, or the State, is an artificial construct.
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And that's the biggest polis of which we know.
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Then you've got everyone else and everybody in this, this polis or city of Plato has a job that they do.
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It is no secret that poets occupy a more peripheral role in the modern polis.
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John Chrysostom never thought of the leprosarium as confinement, but as an institution of comfort for those deprived of the benefits of the polis community.
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The cultural festival is a celebration that brings together residents from every neighborhood in the polis.
Synonyms
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A large town where many people live and work that has its own local government
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A place where people live that is bigger than a village but smaller than a city
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A town or city that has its own local government and the people who run it
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Etymology
Polis comes from Greek and simply means 'city' or 'town'. In modern Greek and in some English use, polis can mean a local town or community, which is why you may see it used for a place where people live.