Roots POLI, GEN and NAT

GEN

• race, family, birth

• generation, evolution, change

• genealogy, history, culture

• genetics, species, variation

metropolitan

• having to do with a city and its surrounding communities

• related to rural areas and agriculture

• pertaining to small towns and villages

• involving only urban centers without suburbs

international

• between among, or relating to two or more countries

• pertaining to a single country

• related to domestic affairs

• involving only local communities

NAT

• born

• created

• developed

• established

cosmopolitan

• a person who is familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures

• a person who prefers to stay in one place and avoid travel

• a person who is only interested in local customs and traditions

• a person who is bound by local limitations

POLI

• city

• government

• economy

• society

nationality

• the condition of belonging to a particular nation

• a type of government system

• the process of immigration

• a cultural festival

poltician

• a person who is running for, or serving in a political office

• a person who writes laws and regulations

• a person who manages a business

• a person who organizes events

Suffixes ician, er, or

• people

• places

• things

• ideas

policy

• a plan for action, a governing principle

• a set of rules for behavior

• a financial strategy for investment

• a method of communication