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Kallipolis

/kəˈlɪpəlɪs/

Kallipolis proper noun: the utopian city state ruled by philosopher kings as theorised by Plato in the Republic.

Proper noun

Kallipolis

  1. The utopian city state ruled by philosopher kings as theorised by Plato in the Republic.
  2. (historical) Former name of Gelibolu: a city in Turkey.

Forms of Kallipolis

alternative formCallipolis

Origin of Kallipolis

From Ancient Greek Καλλίπολις (Kallípolis, “City of Beauty”). Doublet of Callipolis, Gallipoli, and Gelibolu.

Questions about Kallipolis

What does Kallipolis mean?
Kallipolis means the utopian city state ruled by philosopher kings as theorised by Plato in the Republic.
What part of speech is Kallipolis?
Kallipolis is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kallipolis?
Kallipolis is pronounced /kəˈlɪpəlɪs/.

Words near Kallipolis in the dictionary

  1. kallikreins
  2. kallilite
  3. Kallinus
  4. Kalliope
  5. Kalliopi
  6. Kallipolis
  7. kallipyg
  8. kallipygian
  9. kallipygs
  10. Kallista
  11. kallistatin

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