Polis (disambiguation)
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Polis is the ancient Greek concept of the city-state or body of citizens.
Polis may also refer to:
People
- Joel Polis (born 1951), American actor
- Jared Polis (born 1975), Colorado politician and entrepreneur
Places
- Polis, Albania, a village
- Polis, Cyprus, a town in Paphos District
- Polis, Crete, an early name of modern Argyroupoli, Rethymno
- Constantinople, colloquially referred to historically as Polis
Other uses
- Polis (journalism think tank)
- Polis (star), designated Mu Sagittarii Aa
- Polis (film), a 2014 American science fiction short
- Polis (album), by the French electronic artist Uppermost
- Polis Institute - The Jerusalem Institute of Languages and Humanities
- Polis, the Turkish National Police
See also
- Police
- Polisen, the Swedish police
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