"-polis" meaning in English

See -polis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -poleis [plural], -polises [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- Proto-Hellenic *ptólis Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis)bor. Latin -polislbor. English -polis Learned borrowing from Latin -polis, from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|lbor|la>-polis>city suffix|id=city suffix|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- Proto-Hellenic *ptólis Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis)bor. Latin -polislbor. English -polis, {{lbor|en|la|-polis}} Learned borrowing from Latin -polis, {{der|en|grc|πόλις|t=city}} Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|plural|-poleis|or|-polises}} -polis (plural -poleis or -polises)
  1. Forms names of cities or kinds of cities. Tags: morpheme

Inflected forms

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          "word": "acropolis"
        },
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          "word": "aerotropolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "ecumenopolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "helepolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "megalopolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "megametropolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "megapolis"
        },
        {
          "word": "metropolis"
        },
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          "word": "micropolis"
        },
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          "word": "necropolis"
        },
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          "word": "regiopolis"
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    },
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