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Meaning of -polis | Babel Free

Phrase feminine CEFR B1
[pɔ.lɪs]

Definitions

  1. Forms names of cities
    feminine, morpheme
  2. as a declinable word to introduce a placename named after a Saint, e.g. Fanum Sancti Iohannis for the various places named Saint John('s), San Juan, etc.
    New-Latin, feminine, morpheme

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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