"-poleis" meaning in English

See -poleis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek πόλεις (póleis, “cities”), nominative plural form of πόλις (pólis, “city”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|πόλεις|t=cities}} Ancient Greek πόλεις (póleis, “cities”), {{m|grc|πόλις|t=city}} πόλις (pólis, “city”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix forms}} -poleis
  1. plural of -polis Tags: form-of, morpheme, plural Form of: -polis
    Sense id: en--poleis-en-suffix-Z8qaQmXE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English plurals in -eis with singular in -is

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