la
/pɔ.lis/
Translation
police
Word origin
From Latin politia ('administration, government'), itself from Greek politeia ('citizenship, government'), from polis ('city'). The English 'police', 'policy' and 'politics' share this root.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- politia
- English cognates
- police, policy, politics
Grammar
Examples
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The police have been investigating the theft since yesterday.
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Call the police, there has been an accident.
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The police arrested three suspects this morning.
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The police closed the street because of an accident.
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Call the police if you see anything suspicious tonight.
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