pólis

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Fula

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Etymology

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From French police.

Verb

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pólis o

  1. (Pulaar) police
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References

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  • M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, fortified town; city state).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pó‧lis

Noun

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pólis f (invariable)

  1. polis (a city or city-state in Ancient Greece)
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