POLIS Synonyms

• the federal government of the United States

• assets available for use in the production of further assets

• a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories

• wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value

• a seat of government

• one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis

• a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product

• the upper part of a column that supports the entablature

• first-rate

• of principal importance

• uppercase

• a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

• an incorporated administrative district established by state charter

• people living in a large densely populated municipality

• a group of people living in a particular local area

• a group of people having a religion, ethnic, profession, or other particular characteristic in common

• common ownership

• a group of nations having common interests

• agreement as to goals

• a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences

• (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other

• a community of people smaller than a village

• the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father

• a settlement smaller than a town

• a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

• people living in a large densely populated municipality

• an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government

• people living in a town or city having local self-government

• a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

• a community of people smaller than a town

• a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it

• the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies

• something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making

• an area where a group of families live together

• termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities

• an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

• United States architect who was noted for his design and construction of truss bridges (1784-1844)

• the people living in a municipality smaller than a city

• an administrative division of a county

• an administrative division of a county

• a community of people smaller than a town

• a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century

• a settlement smaller than a town

• a geographical area constituting a city or town