poli / polis
πόλις (polis)
means “city, city-state”
Polis means city. Politics is city business. A metropolis is a 'mother city'.
Words built on poli / polis
- politics: the business of running a city or state (poli + tics)
- metropolis: a big 'mother city' (metro + polis)
- acropolis: the 'high city' on a hill (acro + polis)
The Texas version
Dallas-Fort Worth is the 'Metroplex', from metropolis: mother city.
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