"-poli" meaning in Italian

See -poli in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /po.li/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”). Etymology templates: {{der|it|grc|πόλις|t=city}} Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”) Head templates: {{head|it|suffix|g=f}} -poli f
  1. used with a stem to create city names; -polis Tags: feminine, morpheme Related terms: -opoli
    Sense id: en--poli-it-suffix-k0VuvBj0
  2. used with a stem to create names denoting a large conglomerate of people or things Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--poli-it-suffix-uFV-hjxi Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 11 89
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