Πόλη — meaning in English
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English meaning
- city noun A large, important settlement, generally bigger than a town and often with its own local government.
- Constantinople name The historic name of the city now known as Istanbul, capital of the Byzantine and later Ottoman Empire.
- Istanbul name Turkey's largest city, straddling both Europe and Asia, and the former capital of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires.
- town noun A populated area with its own local government, shops, and services, generally smaller than a city.
Senses
Πόλη is used for these senses in English:
- Constantinople (historical) The former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that.
- Istanbul A Turkish city, and the largest European city by population, which was the last capital of the Ottoman Empire and the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire).
- city state A sovereign city, as in Ancient Greece, often part of a league of such cities.
- town (UK, historical) A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.
city — full definition
- noun A large, important settlement, generally bigger than a town and often with its own local government.
- noun The central business or downtown area of a settlement.