police

French

noun
Definitions
  • police
  • (Quebec) cop police officer

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin polītīa derived from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (state, polity, system of government, citizenship, policy, government, city).

Origin

Ancient Greek

πολιτεία

Gloss

state, polity, system of government, citizenship, policy, government, city

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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