πόλις

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • city
  • a whole country, as dependent on and called after its city: city state
  • community
  • (πόλιν παίζειν) a type of board game

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Hellenic *ptólis inherited from Proto-Indo-European *tpólHis, *tpelH- (city, fortification).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*tpelH-

Gloss

city, fortification

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
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