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What does the suffix polis mean as in Cassopolis or Minneapolis?
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What does the greek word polis mean in english?
"polis" isn't a Greek word, but πόλη (poli) is. That word means "city". Whenever you see "polis" in the name of something it means "city". So, Metropolis means "mother city", Megalopolis means "Great City", and Acropolis means "highest city". The word "politics" comes from the same root.
What does the suffix cian mean?
why don't you just look it up and find it yourself
What does it mean to say that in Athens Greece is a city state?
It means that Athens had the poleisgovernment system. It is a city but it has the power of a state within the "country" of Greece. City state is literally the textbook definition of polis.
What is at the center of Greek civilization?
The Acropolis is the center of Greek life because it was in the center of Athens and that is where everyone voted for rulers. It is also where they put on plays to show the current events.
What does atterri mean in french?
'atterrir' (from suffix 'a' + noun 'terre', = earth, ground, soil) means 'to land' in French. "l'avion a atterri à dix heures" = the plane landed at 10 o'clock.
What do words mean ending with opolis?
"Polis" is a suffix that in Greek literally means city. Words that end in polis such as acropolis (which is a high city on elevated ground) and metropolis (which is a large city or urban area) have the suffix. Town and city names can also end with polis. It means city, and the root or prefix of the word can further influence the words overall meaning.
What does metrpolis mean?
The suffix -polis comes from Greek meaning city-state and a metropolis has come to be a generic term to represent any large city
What does the stem polis mean?
Polis is a latin stem which means- City I promiss you this is right! :)
What does suffix in mean?
There is no suffix in mean.
What does a polis mean?
its a greek word for city- state :)
What does a suffix mean on a application?
SUFFIX
What is the capital city of Greece called?
well if you mean the capital city of Greece? its Athens :)
What does o- mean for a suffix?
O- is not a suffix.
What does the suffix -aphy mean?
What does the suffix of aphy
What two english words come from the greek word polis?
city-statePolis literally means 'city ' in Greek and indicated Greek City States. For example Astropolis now may mean a complex space station, Cosmopolis is a large urban center, Necropolis, city of the dead or a cemetery. Some cities carry the word 'polis' in their name as in Annapolis in the USA, Biopolis in Singapore, Indianapolis in the USA and Sophia-Antipolis in Francepolice
What does suffix pan mean?
the suffix pan mean complete or contains everything
What does the greek word for polis mean?
thank you very mutch,bye
