| Definition | poli- (from πόλις, πόλιος, πολίτης, πολιτικός) |
|---|---|
| Answer | city |
| Examples | acropolis, biopolitics, cosmopolis, cosmopolitan, Decapolis, ecumenopolis, eperopolis, geopolitics, heptapolis, hexapolis, megalopolis, metropolis, pentapolis, police, policy, polis, politeia, politics, polity, propolis, tetrapolis, Tripoli |
| Etymology | πόλις, πόλιος (pólis, pólios), πολίτης (polítēs), πολιτικός (politikós) |
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