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Polis means (historical) A Greek city-state..
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/ˈpɒ.lɪs/ · noun
(historical) A Greek city-state..
By the end of the century, poleis had been established throughout the Hellenic world, all bearing a marked family resemblance.
'Oh, don't bring in the polis on me, kind gentleman,' implored Mrs Laffey with redoubled fluency; 'the dirty, thievin' sergeant that set the lie against me a short while back over Mister Johnson's sthrayin' pullets, it's little justice I should ever see. Be the good kind gentleman—'
Even in his Ma's womb, you would have had to define Spud less as a foetus, more as a set of dormant drug and personality problems. He'd probably draw the polis onto them through knocking a saltcellar out of the Little Chef.
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Polis means (historical) A Greek city-state..
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By the end of the century, poleis had been established throughout the Hellenic world, all bearing a marked family resemblance.
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