"Polis" meaning in All languages combined

See Polis on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Polis
  1. A town and municipality of Paphos district, Cyprus; in full, Polis Chrysochous. Categories (place): Places in Cyprus, Towns in Cyprus
    Sense id: en-Polis-en-name-ZkwWE9XF Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19
  2. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Polis-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames

Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈpɔlɪs/, /ˈpoːlɪs/ Audio: De-Polis2.ogg , De-Polis.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis). Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|grc|πόλις}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis) Head templates: {{de-noun|f,Poleis}} Polis f (genitive Polis, plural Poleis) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f,Poleis}} Forms: Polis [genitive], Poleis [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Polis [nominative, singular], Poleis [definite, nominative, plural], Polis [genitive, singular], Poleis [definite, genitive, plural], Polis [dative, singular], Poleis [dative, definite, plural], Polis [accusative, singular], Poleis [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (historical) polis (Greek city-state) Tags: feminine, historical Related terms: Poliklinik, Politik, politisch
    Sense id: en-Polis-de-noun-uavJvl5T Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Proper name [Latvian]

Etymology: polis Head templates: {{head|lv|proper noun|g=m}} Polis m
  1. a surname originating as a patronymic Tags: masculine

Inflected forms

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