Polis is a word. It means Greek city state.
city-statePolis literally means 'city ' in Greek and indicated Greek City States. For example Astropolis now may mean a complex space station, Cosmopolis is a large urban center, Necropolis, city of the dead or a cemetery. Some cities carry the word 'polis' in their name as in Annapolis in the USA, Biopolis in Singapore, Indianapolis in the USA and Sophia-Antipolis in Francepolice
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"polis" isn't a Greek word, but πόλη (poli) is. That word means "city". Whenever you see "polis" in the name of something it means "city". So, Metropolis means "mother city", Megalopolis means "Great City", and Acropolis means "highest city". The word "politics" comes from the same root.
Polis is a word. It means Greek city state.
The plural form of the Greek word polis is poleis.
The polis of Athens means the politics of Athens (city of Greece). Polis is the root word of politics. Polis is the Greek word for "city" or "city-state". The Polis of Athens would be the city of Athens. The word is a part of modern English words such as "metropolis".
Often one finds that English words are derived from Greek words. This couldn't be farther from the truth with the Greek word Polis. The Greek word Polis is found in modern words: metropolis, Annapolis,and Minneapolis.
Polis is a greek word for city-state.
it's Polis because there was no Greek word for city
The Greek word for town is η πόλη(the town/city. The plural is οι πόλεις(the towns/cities). For simple words or sentences, just use Google Translate. It's much faster than waiting for an answer.
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