policie

Czech

Etymology

From German Polizei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpolɪt͡sɪjɛ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɪjɛ

Noun

policie f

1. police

Derived terms

• policejní
• policista

Related terms

• See polis

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
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Middle French

Alternative forms

• politie

Etymology

Late Latin politia (“citizenship; government”), classical Latin polītīa (in Cicero), from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía, “citizenship; polis, (city) state; government”), from πολίτης (polítēs, “citizen”).

Noun

policie f (plural policies)

1. policy
2. rule; law; regulation

Descendants

• → English: policy