Definition of POLIS

polis

Plural: poleis, polises

Noun

  • An ancient Greek city-state, especially as an ideal community.
  • A Greek city-state.
  • The police.
  • A police officer.

Examples

  • She found ’POLIS’ was a valid and surprisingly useful word to break up a crowded Scrabble board.

Origin / Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *tpelH-
Proto-Hellenic *ptólis
Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis)lbor.
English polis
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “fortified town; city state”).

Scrabble Score: 7

polis: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
polis: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
polis: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

polis: valid Words With Friends Word