the term in ancient Greek is "πόλις - κράτος" (pòlis-kràtos)
the term in ancient Greek is "πόλις - κράτος" (pòlis-kràtos)
Polis.
Massilia now Marseilles.
Polis is the Greek word for a city-state, that is a tract of farmland on which was built a city and its protective fortress (acro-polis = high city, that is the fortress on a hill, around which the city came to be built). It was independent - self ruled - which is why the term city-state is used.
Polis.
An acropolis. A polis is a Greek city state.
In modern historiography, polis is normally used to indicate the ancient Greek city-states, like Classical Athens and its contemporaries, and thus is often translated as "city-state". ... The body of citizens came to be the most important meaning of the term polis in ancient Greece.
The homonym for city is "seity." It is a rarely used term that refers to the state or quality of being real or existing.
The term you are referring to is a city-state. A city-state is a sovereign state consisting of a city and its dependent territories. These entities have their own government, economy, and culture, and historically, they were common in ancient times, particularly in regions like ancient Greece and Mesopotamia. City-states often had a high degree of autonomy and were able to conduct their own affairs independently of neighboring states.
The Greek root "polis" in the sentence refers to a city or a city-state. It is commonly used in words related to political systems, governance, and urban areas.
The Greek concept of 'polis' is a "city state".The word is untranslated when incorporated into English words such as metropolis. The English word 'Metropolis' is from the same Greek word, which, in Greek, means 'parent state', but the usage in English is quite different from the Greek meaning of metropolisTherefore 'city-state' would be the direct equivalent of polis. However, there are very few city-states today, and it would be best to check if you wish to apply 'polis' (city-state) status to any modern city, state or country.For more information, see Related links below this box.
The Greek term for shoes is "παπούτσια" (pronounced "papoutsia"). This word is used to refer to various types of footwear in modern Greek. In ancient Greek, the term "ὑποδήματα" (hypodēmata) was commonly used for shoes or sandals.