"-polis" meaning in English

See -polis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin -polis, from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”). Etymology templates: {{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|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -polis, {{en-suffix}} -polis
  1. Forms names of cities or kinds of cities. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--polis-en-suffix-3hhFYuM9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Related terms: acropolis, aerotropolis, ecumenopolis, helepolis, megalopolis, megametropolis, megapolis, metropolis, micropolis, necropolis, regiopolis

Inflected forms

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