-polis

suffix

-polis

suffix

Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin -polis, from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”).

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Morpheme Forms names of cities or kinds of cities.

Related terms
acropolis, aerotropolis, ecumenopolis, helepolis, megalopolis, megametropolis, megapolis, metropolis, micropolis, necropolis, regiopolis

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