πόλη

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Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learnedly,[1] from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis), from Proto-Hellenic *ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European *tpólHis, from *tpelH-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoli/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

πόλη (pólif (plural πόλεις)

  1. town, city
  2. townspeople

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References[edit]

  1. ^ πόληΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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