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-pol

-pol suffix: used with a country code or abbreviation to form a noun denoting the politics of that country.

Suffix

-pol

  1. (Internet) Used with a country code or abbreviation to form a noun denoting the politics of that country.
    • translingual US + -pol → uspol (“US politics”)
    • translingual DE + -pol → depol (“German politics”)

Origin of -pol

Clipping of politics.

Questions about -pol

What does -pol mean?
-pol means used with a country code or abbreviation to form a noun denoting the politics of that country.
What part of speech is -pol?
-pol is a suffix.

Words near -pol in the dictionary

  1. -pody
  2. -poeia
  3. -poesis
  4. -poiesis
  5. -poietic
  6. -pol
  7. -poleis
  8. -polis
  9. -polises
  10. -poly
  11. -ponics

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