Polis
German, noun/ˈpɔlɪs/
Polis is spelled P-O-L-I-S (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 50,363rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Polis is a German feminine noun meaning “polis (Greek city-state)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Stadtstaat des alten Griechenlands”.
What does Polis mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepolis (Greek city-state)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Stadtstaat des alten Griechenlands
suffix: 1. Stadt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Polis
- Poleis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Polis?
- /ˈpɔlɪs/
- /ˈpoːlɪs/
- [ˈpoːlɪs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Polis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Polis in German?
Polis appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).