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The combining form -polis is used like a suffix meaning “city.” It is occasionally used in technical terms.

The form -polis comes from Greek ��ó������, meaning “city.”

An example of a word you may have encountered that features -polis is megalopolis, “a very large city.”

The megalo- part of the word means “large,” from Greek ��é������. As we have seen, -polis means “city.” Megalopolis literally translates to “large city.”

What are some words that use the combining form -polis?

• cosmopolis
• menopolis
• metropolis (using the equivalent form of -polis in Greek)
• necropolis (using the equivalent form of -polis in Greek)
• propolis (using the equivalent form of -polis in Greek)

What are some other forms that -polis may be commonly confused with?

• -lysis
• -poiesis

The combining form necro- means “dead.” With this in mind, what does necropolis literally mean?